Aristiidae Lowry & Stoddart, 1997

Stoddart, H. E. & Lowry, J. K., 2010, The family Aristiidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea) in Australian waters, Zootaxa 2549 (1), pp. 31-53 : 32

Aristiidae Lowry & Stoddart, 1997

Diagnosis. Head deeper than long. Epistome and upper lip fused, usually with a central notch. Mandible incisors usually asymmetrical, left straight, minutely serrate, right straight or slightly convex, smooth; molar if present a smooth, weakly setose flap. Maxilla 1 inner plate with more than 2 pappose setae; outer plate setal-teeth in a modified 7/4 arrangement. Gnathopod 1 simple, subchelate or parachelate. Coxa 1 vestigial; coxa 2 small or large; coxa 3 large. Pereopods 3–7 simple; propodus with distal spur (rarely absent).