Alicellidae

Alicellidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Amphipoda
Family:	Alicellidae; Lowry & De Broyer, 2008

Alicellidae is a family of amphipod crustaceans, which live as scavengers in the deep sea (at depths of 706–8,480 metres or 2,316–27,822 feet), often in association with hydrothermal vents.[1] The family includes the following genera:[2]

Alicella Chevreux, 1899
Apotectonia Barnard & Ingram, 1990
Diatectonia Barnard & Ingram, 1990
Paralicella Chevreux, 1908
Tectovalopsis Barnard & Ingram, 1990
Transtectonia Barnard & Ingram, 1990

References

J. K. Lowry & C. de Broyer (2008). "Alicellidae and Valettiopsidae, two new callynophorate families (Crustacea: Amphipoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1843: 57–66.
Claude De Broyer (2010). Lowry J (ed.). "Alicellidae". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 10, 2012.

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[1] J. K. Lowry & C. de Broyer (2008). "Alicellidae and Valettiopsidae, two new callynophorate families (Crustacea: Amphipoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1843: 57–66.

[2] Claude De Broyer (2010). Lowry J (ed.). "Alicellidae". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 10, 2012.