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Genus Unciola

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Crustacea (Crustaceans)
Class Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
Superorder Peracarida (Marsupial Crustaceans)
Order Amphipoda (Amphipods)
Suborder Senticaudata
Family Unciolidae
Genus Unciola
Explanation of Names
Unciola Say 1818
Identification
(1)
Species identification for the two species occurring between Cape Hatteras to the Canadian maritimes(2)
Internet References
Works Cited
1.The Arthrostraca of Connecticut
Kunkel B.W. 1918. Connecticut State Geological and Natural History Survey.
2.A Practical Guide to the Marine Animals of Northeastern North America
Pollock L.W. 1998. Rutgers University Press.