Flabellifera
| Flabellifera | |
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| Eurydice affinis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Flabellifera Sars, 1882 [1] |
Flabellifera is a former suborder of isopod crustaceans. It is a polyphyletic or paraphyletic group, and contained over 3000 species.[2][3] Its members are now placed in the Sphaeromatidea and Cymothoida.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Flabellifera". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
- ^ J. K. Lowry (November 2, 1999). "Flabellifera". Crustacea: The Higher Taxa. Australian Museum. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
- ^ Richard Brusca, Vania R. Coelho & Stefano Taiti. "Suborder Flabellifera". Guide to the Coastal Marine Isopods of California. Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
- ^ Angelika Brandt & Gary C. B. Poore (2003). "Higher classification of the flabelliferan and related Isopoda based on a reappraisal of relationships". Invertebrate Systematics. 17 (6): 893–923. doi:10.1071/IS02032.
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