Alicellidae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Superfamily: | Alicelloidea |
| Family: | Alicellidae Lowry & De Broyer, 2008 |
Alicellidae is a family of amphipod crustaceans, which live as scavengers in the deep sea (at depths of 706–8,480 metres or 2,316–27,822 feet), often in association with hydrothermal vents.[1] The family includes the following genera:[2]
- Alicella Chevreux, 1899
- Apotectonia Barnard & Ingram, 1990
- Diatectonia Barnard & Ingram, 1990
- Paralicella Chevreux, 1908
- Tectovalopsis Barnard & Ingram, 1990
- Transtectonia Barnard & Ingram, 1990
- Civifractura Weston, Peart & Jamieson, 2020[3]
References
- ^ J. K. Lowry & C. de Broyer (2008). "Alicellidae and Valettiopsidae, two new callynophorate families (Crustacea: Amphipoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1843: 57–66.
- ^ Claude De Broyer (2010). Lowry J (ed.). "Alicellidae". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
- ^ Johanna N. J. Weston; Rachael A. Peart; Alan J. Jamieson (2 January 2020). "Amphipods from the Wallaby-Zenith Fracture Zone, Indian Ocean: new genus and two new species identified by integrative taxonomy". Systematics and Biodiversity. 18 (1): 57–78. doi:10.1080/14772000.2020.1729891. ISSN 1477-2000. Wikidata Q104624421.