Morlockiidae

Morlockiidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Remipedia
Order: Nectiopoda
Family: Morlockiidae
García-Valdecasas, 1984

Morlockiidae is a family of eyeless crustaceans in the order Remipedia. It contains one genus, Morlockia, which has 4 described species. The family was first described by Antonio García Valdecasas in 1984, during an expedition at the Jameos del Agua.[1][2]

Genera

Morlockiidae only contains one genus, Morlockia.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Morlockiidae García-Valdecasas, 1985". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b Valdecasas, Antonio G. (25 January 1985). "Morlockiidae new family of Remipedia (Crustacea) from Lanzarote (Canary Islands)" (PDF). Spanish National Research Council. hdl:10261/170608. Retrieved 10 September 2023.