Cystisoma | |
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Photograph of Cystisoma in lateral view | |
Caught specimen collected in Hawaii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Amphipoda |
Suborder: | Hyperiidea |
Family: | Cystisomatidae Willemöes-Suhm, 1875 |
Genus: | Cystisoma Guérin-Méneville, 1842 |
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Cystisoma is a genus of amphipod. It is the only member of the family Cystisomatidae within the Hyperiidea.[1][2][3][4][5] The genus is noted for its nearly completely transparent body, adapted for life in low light waters.