Species of crustacean
Morlockia is a genus of eyeless crustaceans in the family Morlockiidae. The genus contains 4 described species.[1]
Etymology
The names Morlockia and Morlockiidae come from the Morlocks, a fictional species made by H. G. Wells in his 1895 novel The Time Machine, because of the genera's adaptation to low-light conditions, like the Morlocks.[2]
Species
Morlockia contains 4 accepted species:[1]
References
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