Vijayiinae, Lowry & Stoddart, 2002
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publication ID |
2201-4349 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5239757 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/783187C3-FF83-FFDB-1A61-F7DB9536F94E |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Vijayiinae |
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subfam. nov. |
Vijayiinae View in CoL n.subfam.
Diagnosis. Mouthpart bundle subquadrate. Gnathopod 1 propodus with robust setae along posterior margin. Epimeron 3 with notch immediately above posteroventral corner.
Type genus. Vijaya Walker, 1904 View in CoL .
Generic composition. The subfamily contains four genera: Bathyamaryllis Pirlot, 1933 View in CoL ; Devo View in CoL n.gen.; Pseudamaryllis Andres, 1981 View in CoL and Vijaya Walker, 1904 View in CoL .
Remarks. Vijayiines are mostly a free-living deep-water group. Except for Vijaya tenuipes and one species of Pseudamaryllis , the vijayiines have been found in the deep seas of the North and South Atlantic Oceans, the Red Sea and western South Pacific Ocean.
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