Microprotopus Norman, 1867 
AphiaID: 101561

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Arthropoda > Crustacea > Malacostraca > Eumalacostraca > Peracarida > Amphipoda > Senticaudata > Corophiida > Caprellidira > Microprotopoidea > Microprotopidae

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Genus
Typetaxon		Microprotopus maculatus Norman, 1867 (type by monotypy)
Parent		Microprotopidae Myers & Lowry, 2003
Sources		basis of record: Bellan-Santini, D.; Costello, M.J. (2001). Amphipoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 295-308 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Lincoln, R.J. (1979). British marine Amphipoda: Gammaridea. British Museum (Natural History): London, UK. ISBN 0-565-00818-8. vi, 658 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Species Microprotopus maculatus Norman, 1867
Environment		marine
Feedingtypes		omnivore [details] predator [details] scavenger [details]
Link		To ITIS
Images		[image from typetaxon] Microprotopus maculatus (male) added on 2013-03-04 - author: Hans Hillewaert qualitystatus: not checked [image from typetaxon] Microprotopus maculatus (female) added on 2013-03-04 - author: Hans Hillewaert qualitystatus: not checked
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101561
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Bellan-Santini, Denise 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   checked   Costello, Mark 2010-11-16 14:48:36Z   changed   Lowry, Jim
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		Citation: Lowry, J.; Costello, M.; Bellan-Santini, D. (2013). Microprotopus Norman, 1867. In: Lowry, J. (2013) World Amphipoda database. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010) The Belgian Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101561 on 2013-05-18
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