Podoprion

Podoprion
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Podoprionidae
Lowry & Stoddart, 1996
Genus: Podoprion
Chevreux, 1891

Podoprion is a genus of marine amphipods belonging to the family Podoprionidae.[1] It is the only recognized genus in its family,[2] although the Global Biodiversity Information Facility includes Coffsia as a taxonomically doubtful genus in Podoprionidae.[3] Podoprion is known from the Indian and Atlantic Oceans and from the Mediterranean Sea.[4]

Species

There are four recognized species in this genus:[1][4]

  • Podoprion addyi Horton, 2005
  • Podoprion bolivari Chevreux, 1891
  • Podoprion mediterraneum Kaim-Malka, 2004
  • Podoprion ruffoi Lowry & Stoddart, 1996

References

  1. 1 2 Lowry J, ed. (2025). "Podoprion Chevreux, 1891". World Amphipoda Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  2. ↑ Lowry J, ed. (2025). "Podoprionidae Lowry & Stoddart, 1996". World Amphipoda Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Podoprionidae". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Podoprion Chevreux, 1891". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 23 November 2025.


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