Biology:Epigonichthys

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Short description: Genus of lancelets

Epigonichthys
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Epigonichthys cultellus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Leptocardii
Order: Amphioxiformes
Family: Branchiostomatidae
Genus: Epigonichthys
Peters, 1876
Type species
Epigonichthys cultellus

Epigonichthys is a genus of lancelets belonging to the family Branchiostomatidae.[1] The genus was first described in 1876 by Wilhelm Peters.[2][3] The type species is Epigonichthys cultellus.[2]

The species of this genus are found in Central America, Malesia, Australia.[1]

Species:[1]

  • Epigonichthys australis (Raffe, 1912)
  • Epigonichthys bassanus (Günther, 1884)
  • Epigonichthys cingalensis (Kirkaldy, 1894)
  • Epigonichthys cultellus Peters, 1877
  • Epigonichthys hectori (Benham, 1901)
  • Epigonichthys maldivensis (Forster Cooper, 1903)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Epigonichthys Peters, 1876" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/2473272. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Australian Faunal Directory: Epigonichthys" (in en). https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Epigonichthys. 
  3. Peters, W. 1876. Über Epigonichthys cultellus, eine neue Gattung und Art der Leptocardii. Monatsberichte der Deutschen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1875: 322-326 [322].

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