WoRMS taxon details
Paramphithoidae G.O.Sars, 1883
1052995 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1052995)
accepted
Family
- Genus Paramphithoe Bruzelius, 1859
- Genus Pseudepimeria Chevreux, 1912 accepted as Epimeria (Pseudepimeria) Chevreux, 1912
- Genus Subepimeria Bellan-Santini, 1972 accepted as Epimeria (Subepimeria) Bellan-Santini, 1972 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sars, G. O. (1883). Oversigt af Norges Crustaceer med foreløbige Bemærkninger over de nye eller mindre bekjendte Arter. I. (Podophthalmata - Cumacea - Isopoda - Amphipoda). <em>Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiana.</em> 18 [for 1882]: 1-124, pls. 1-6. [details] 
Taxonomic remark Although D’Udekem-d’Acoz & Verheye (2017) make a case for the reestablishment of the family Parampithoidae on the basis...
Taxonomic remark Although D’Udekem-d’Acoz & Verheye (2017) make a case for the reestablishment of the family Parampithoidae on the basis of molecular evidence presented by Verheye et al. (2016b). They do not formally diagnose the family and they include ‘at least’ three genera. The relationships of the parampithoid-calliopiid taxa needs further investigation. Until a reasoned diagnosis of the Parampithoidae can be formulated, it would be premature to accept the reestablished family into the new classification by Lowry & Myers, 2017. [details]
Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copilas-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Valls Domedel, G.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2026). World Amphipoda Database. Paramphithoidae G.O.Sars, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1052995 on 2026-10-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Sars, G. O. (1883). Oversigt af Norges Crustaceer med foreløbige Bemærkninger over de nye eller mindre bekjendte Arter. I. (Podophthalmata - Cumacea - Isopoda - Amphipoda). <em>Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiana.</em> 18 [for 1882]: 1-124, pls. 1-6. [details]
Other
additional source
d'Udekem d'Acoz, C.; Verheye, M. L. (2017). Epimeria of the Southern Ocean with notes on their relatives (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Eusiroidea). <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 359: 1-553., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.359
note: This paper includes the resurrection of the family and discussion of its nomenclatural status. [details]
note: This paper includes the resurrection of the family and discussion of its nomenclatural status. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Although D’Udekem-d’Acoz & Verheye (2017) make a case for the reestablishment of the family Parampithoidae on the basis of molecular evidence presented by Verheye et al. (2016b). They do not formally diagnose the family and they include ‘at least’ three genera. The relationships of the parampithoid-calliopiid taxa needs further investigation. Until a reasoned diagnosis of the Parampithoidae can be formulated, it would be premature to accept the reestablished family into the new classification by Lowry & Myers, 2017. [details]
