Pasiphaeidae

Pasiphaeidae
Pasiphaea sivado
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Superfamily: Pasiphaeoidea
Dana, 1852
Family: Pasiphaeidae
Dana, 1852
Genera

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Pasiphaeidae is a family of shrimp. It is the only family in the superfamily Pasiphaeoidea and contains seven extant genera:

  • Alainopasiphaea Hayashi, 1999
  • Eupasiphae Wood-Mason, 1893
  • Glyphus Filhol, 1884
  • Leptochela Stimpson, 1860
  • Parapasiphae Smith, 1884
  • Pasiphaea Savigny, 1816
  • Psathyrocaris Wood-Mason, 1893