Eurydice affinis Hansen, 1905
(a sea louse)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEurydice affinis (a sea louse)
GenusEurydice (a genus of sea lice)
FamilyCIROLANIDAE (speckled sea lice)
SuperfamilyCYMOTHOOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
SuborderCYMOTHOIDA (a suborder of crustaceans)
OrderISOPODA (woodlice, waterlice and sea slaters)
SuperorderPERACARIDA (amphipods, woodlice, cumaceans etc.)
SubclassEUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Jones, D.A. & Naylor, E. 1967 The distribution of Eurydice [Crustacea Isopoda] in British waters, including E. affinis new to Britain JMBA Vol 47: 373-382.

Eurydice affinis (a sea louse) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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