Micheleidae

Micheleidae
PRESERVED_SPECIMEN; Tethisea indica Poore, 1994 ; Type status: PARATYPE; Identified by: Poore G.C.B.; Individual Count: 2 ; Event date: 1980-11-06T00:00:00Z
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Axiidea
Family: Micheleidae
Sakai, 1992

Micheleidae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the infraorder Axiidea, within the order Decapoda.

It contains the following genera:

  • Amatukamius Karasawa & Ohara, 2019
  • Marcusiaxius Rodrigues & de Carvalho, 1972
  • Meticonaxius de Man, 1905
  • Michelea Kensley & Heard, 1991
  • †Paki Karasawa & Hayakawa, 2000
  • Tethisea Poore, 1994