Rhepoxynius
| Rhepoxynius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Family: | Phoxocephalidae |
| Subfamily: | Phoxocephalinae |
| Genus: | J.L. Bernard, 1979 |
Rhepoxynius is a genus of amphipod.[1][2] It is found along the east and west coasts of North America.[3]
Taxonomy
The genus Rhepoxynius contains the following species:
- Rhepoxynius abronius
- Rhepoxynius barnardi
- Rhepoxynius bicuspidatus
- Rhepoxynius boreovariatus
- Rhepoxynius daboius
- Rhepoxynius epistomus
- Rhepoxynius fatigans
- Rhepoxynius gemmatus
- Rhepoxynius heterocuspidatus
- Rhepoxynius homocuspidatus
- Rhepoxynius lucubrans
- Rhepoxynius menziesi
- Rhepoxynius pallidus
- Rhepoxynius stenodes
- Rhepoxynius tridentatus
- Rhepoxynius variatus
- Rhepoxynius vigitegus
Etymology
The name Rhepoxynius comes from rhepo, meaning "slope", and oxyno, meaning "sharpen".[2]
References
- ^ "Genus Rhepoxynius". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ a b Barnard, J. L. (1979). "Revision Of American Species Of The Marine Amphipod Genus Paraphoxus Gammaridea Phoxocephalidae". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 92: 368–379.
- ^ Barnard, J. L.; Barnard, C. M. (1982). "The genus Rhepoxynius (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Phoxocephalidae) in American seas". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (357): 1–49. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.357. hdl:10088/5445.