Ceinidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Malacostraca
Subclassis: Eumalacostraca
Superordo: Peracarida
Ordo: Amphipoda
Subordo: Senticaudata
Infraordo: Talitrida
Superamilia: Hyaloidea
Familia: Ceinidae
Genera: Ceina – Taihape – Waitomo
Name

Ceinidae Barnard, 1972
References

Coleman, C.O. 2009: Ceinidae. Pp. 328-332 in Lowry, J.K.; Myers, A.A. (eds.) Benthic Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the Great Barrier Reef. Zootaxa, 2260: 1–930. Abstract & excerpt PDF
Zeidler, W. 1988: A redescription of Afrochiltonia capensis (K.H. Barnard, 1916) with a review of the genera of the family Ceinidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda). Annals of the South African Museum, 95(5): 105–119.

Links

Australian Faunal Directory

Ceinidae is a family of amphipods.[1] Until 1972, they were considered part of the family Phliantidae.[2] Some genera previously included in this family have been transferred to the family Hyalidae.[1]
References

"Family Ceinidae J.L. Barnard, 1972". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. March 9, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
Charles Oliver Coleman (2009). "Ceinidae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2260: 328–332.