Morlockiidae

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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Remipedia
Order: Nectiopoda
Family: Morlockiidae
García-Valdecasas, 1984

Genera

Morlockiidae only contains one genus, Morlockia.[2]

References
  1. "Morlockiidae García-Valdecasas, 1985". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. Valdecasas, Antonio G. (25 January 1985). "Morlockiidae new family of Remipedia (Crustacea) from Lanzarote (Canary Islands)" (PDF). Spanish National Research Council. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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