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Cyproideidae sp.02 Ladybug Amphipod

Cyproideidae sp.02 is commonly referred to as Ladybug Amphipod. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Cyproideidae,Ladybug Amphipod,Size 2-3mm,Bali Tulamben,2019


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lexID:
12131 
AphiaID:
236744 
Scientific:
Cyproideidae sp.02 
German:
Weißer Marienkäfer Amphipode 
English:
Ladybug Amphipod 
Category:
Other Crustaceans 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Amphipoda (Order) > Cyproideidae (Family) > Cyproideidae (Genus) > sp.02 (Species) 
Initial determination:
J.L. Barnard, 1974 
Occurrence:
Bali, Indonesia, Tulamben 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0" - 0" (0,2cm - 0,3cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
No reliable information available 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-08-29 19:51:20 

Info

Cyproideidae J.L. Barnard, 1974

Cyproideidae is a family of amphipod crustaceans. Eighteen genera and 43 species have been described as of 2009. They mostly occur mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, where they form associations with corals, sponges, crinoids and hydroids.

The mainly white Ladybug amphipod with orange spots from Indonesia living on hydrozoan.

External links

  1. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Hydroid Ladybug Amphipod,Lysianassidae sp. Bali 2023
Cyproideidae sp.02
Cyproideidae sp.02
Ladybug Amphipod,Cyproideidae sp.02,These amphipods are very small, usually only a few millimetres in size, 2020
Cyproideidae,Ladybug Amphipod,Size 2-3mm,Bali Tulamben,2019

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