Gynodiastylidae

Gynodiastylidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Cumacea
Family: Gynodiastylidae
Stebbing, 1912[1]
Genera [2]

Gynodiastylidae is one of the eight most commonly recognised families of crustaceans of the order Cumacea. They are especially prevalent in the southern hemisphere, with some types described from Japan, Thailand and the Persian Gulf. Most are found at less than 100 metres (330 ft) depth.[3]

  1. ^ Thomas Roscoe Rede Stebbing (1912). "The Sympoda". Annals of the South African Museum. 10: 129–176.
  2. ^ WoRMS (2010). Watling L, Gerken S (eds.). "Gynodiastylidae". World Cumacea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  3. ^ J. Day (1980). "South African Cumacea, part 4: families Gynodiastylidae and Diastylidae". Annals of the South African Museum. 82 (6): 187–292.