Genus

Podocerus

Podocerus cristatus. Photo: (c) Chloe and Trevor Van Loon, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Podoceridae is a family of amphipods. It contains eight genera:

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
      - Superclass: Multicrustacea (Typical crustaceans)
        Class: Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
        Subclass: Eumalacostraca (Decapods, isopods, and allies)
        Superorder: Peracarida (Amphipods, isopods, and allies)
        Order: Amphipoda (Amphipods)
        Suborder: Senticaudata
        Infraorder: Corophiida
        Parvorder: Caprellidira
        Superfamily: Caprelloidea (Skeleton shrimp, whale lice, and allies)
        Family: Podoceridae
        Genus: Podocerus
        Species: Podocerus cristatus (Nudibranch-mimicking amphipod)

Subtaxa

Species: Podocerus cristatus (Nudibranch-mimicking amphipod)

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