Biffarius
| Biffarius | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Callianassidae |
| Genus: | Biffarius Manning & Felder, 1991 |
Biffarius is a genus of ghost shrimp in the family Callianassidae, containing species formerly included in the genus Callianassa. Its members are small and generally live in the intertidal zone.[1] Biffarius was named in honour of Thomas A. Biffar,[2] and includes the following species:[3]
- Biffarius arenosus (Poore, 1975)
- Biffarius biformis (Biffar, 1971)
- Biffarius ceramicus (Fulton & Grant, 1906)
- Biffarius debilis Hernandez-Aguilera, 1998
- Biffarius delicatulus Rodrigues & Manning, 1992
- Biffarius filholi (A. Milne-Edwards, 1878)
- Biffarius fragilis (Biffar, 1970)
- Biffarius lewtonae (Ngoc-Ho, 1994)
- Biffarius melissae Poore, 2008
- Biffarius pacificus Guzman & Thadje, 2003
- Biffarius poorei (Sakai, 1999)
References
- ↑ Guillermo L. Guzmán & Sven Thatje (2003). "Biffarius pacificus, a new species of the Callinassidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Thalassinidea) from northern Chile" (PDF). Scientia Marina 67 (3): 293–298. doi:10.3989/scimar.2003.67n3293.
- ↑ Hans G. Hansson. "Thomas A. Biffar". Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. Universitet Göteborgs. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
- ↑ Gary C. B. Poore (2010). "Biffarius Manning & Felder, 1991". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
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