Siphonoecetes is a genus of amphipods in the family Ischyroceridae, first described by Henrik Nikolai Krøyer in 1845 in the Karcinologiske Bidrag of the Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift. The type species is Siphonoecetes typicus Krøyer, 1845.[1][2]

Siphonoecetes
a large, off-white shrimp-like creature
A Siphonoecetes (Centraloecetes) kroyeranus individual
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Ischyroceridae
Genus: Siphonoecetes
Krøyer, 1845

Species

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Species recognised as of October 2023 are:[2]

Two subgenera, Siphonoecetes (Centraloecetes) Just, 1983. accepted as Centraloecetes Just, 1983 and Siphonoecetes (Orientoecetes) Just, 1983, accepted as Orientoecetes Just, 1983, were raised to genus level.[2]


References

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  1. ^ Krøyer, H. (1845). Karcinologiske Bidrag (Fortsaettelse). Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. II. 1: 453-638, pls. 6-7. page(s): 481
  2. ^ a b c Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copila?-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2023). World Amphipoda Database. Siphonoecetes Krøyer, 1845. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101493 on 2023-10-27