Ceradocus is a genus of amphipods in the family, Maeridae, and was first described in 1853 by Achille Costa.[1][2] The type species is Ceradocus orchestiipes.[1]

Ceradocus
Ceradocus sellickensis (male)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Maeridae
Genus: Ceradocus
Costa, 1853
Type species
Ceradocus orchestiipes
Costa, 1853

Species edit

Species accepted by WoRMS[3]
in the subgenus Ceradocus:

in the subgenus Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) Sheard, 1939

Species not allocated to a subgenus:

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory: Ceradocus". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  2. ^ Achille Costa (1853), Relazione sulla memoria del Dottor Achille Costa, di Ricerche su' Crostacei Amfipodi del Regno di Napoli (in Italian), pp. 167-178 [170], Wikidata Q64844741
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ceradocus Costa, 1853". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 11 October 2022.

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