Bougisia is a genus of plankton in the sub-order Hyperiidea–a type of so-called "hyperid" amphipoda.[1][2] The genus Bougisia is the only subordinate taxon in the monotypic family Bougisidae. The genus Bougisia is also monotypic, being represented by the single species, Bougisia ornata. This species lives as plankton in tropical and sub-tropical salt water. Hyperiidea species normally have a physique that differs from other types of amphipod.
| Bougisia ornata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Suborder: | Hyperiidea |
| Family: | Bougisidae Zeidler, 2004 |
| Genus: | Bougisia Laval, 1966 |
| Species: | B. ornata
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| Binomial name | |
| Bougisia ornata Laval, 1966
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Taxonomy
editThe taxonomy of the genus Bougisia is complicated, has been revised on a number of occasions, and different group affiliation is possible. Prior to 2004, the genera Iulopis and Bougisia were part of the family Hyperiidae, but Zeidler suggested creating two new families for the genera. The group's taxonomy was updated in 2013.[3] A modern updating of the system is based on the 2013 revision with its basis in the WoRMS-database.[4]
References
edit- ^ Wolfgang Zeidler, "A review of the families and genera of the hyperiidean amphipod superfamily Phronimoidea Bowman & Gruner, 1973 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea)", in: Zootaxa, nr 567, 2004, page 1-66.
- ^ T E Bowman and H E Gruner, "The families and genera of Hyperiidea (Crustacea: Amphipoda)", in: Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, nr 146, 1973, page 1-64.
- ^ Lowry, J.K. and Myers, A.A, "A Phylogeny and Classification of the Senticaudata subord. nov. (Crustacea: Amphipoda)", in: Zootaxa nr 3610 (1), 2013, page 1-80.
- ^ "Bougisidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
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