Bathyporeia | |
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Bathyporeia pelagica | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Amphipoda |
Suborder: | Gammaridea |
Family: | Pontoporeiidae |
Genus: |
Bathyporeia Lindström, 1855 |
Bathyporeia is a genus of amphipods in the family Pontoporeiidae, containing the following species:
Bathy is from Greek bathos meaning deep, or depth and poreia is Greek meaning journey or pertaining to walking.