Morlockiidae is a family of eyeless crustaceans in the order Remipedia. It contains one genus, Morlockia, which has 4 described species. The family was first described by Antonio García Valdecasas in 1984, during an expedition at the Jameos del Agua.[1][2]
| Morlockiidae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Remipedia |
| Order: | Nectiopoda |
| Family: | Morlockiidae García-Valdecasas, 1984 |
Genera
editReferences
edit- ^ "Morlockiidae García-Valdecasas, 1985". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ a b Valdecasas, Antonio G. (25 January 1985). "Morlockiidae new family of Remipedia (Crustacea) from Lanzarote (Canary Islands)" (PDF). Spanish National Research Council. hdl:10261/170608. Retrieved 10 September 2023.