Amaryllis Haswell, 1879

Senna, André R. & Serejo, Cristiana S., 2008, Amaryllididae and Lysianassidae (Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea) from off the central coast of Brazil (11 ºS – 22 ºS), with descriptions of three new species, Zootaxa 1718, pp. 45-68 : 46

Genus Amaryllis Haswell, 1879

Type species: Amaryllis macrophthalma Haswell, 1879

Genus diagnosis. Mouthparts forming a subconical bundle. Pereopod 4, coxa with anterior and posterior margins subparallels. Pereopods 5–7 with distal articles elongate. Uropod 3, rami lanceolate; without plumose setae in males and females; outer ramus 1-articulate.

( Lowry & Stoddart, 2002)

Composition of the genus. The genus Amaryllis contains 14 species: Amaryllis atlantica sp. nov.; A. brevicornis Haswell, 1879 ; A. carrascoi Lowry & Stoddart, 2002 ; A. croca Lowry & Stoddart, 2002 ; A. dianae Lowry & Stoddart, 2002 ; A. kamata Lowry & Stoddart, 2002 ; A. keablei Lowry & Stoddart, 2002 ; A. macrophthalma Haswell, 1879 ; A. migo Lowry & Stoddart, 2002 ; A. moona Lowry & Stoddart, 2002 ; A. olinda Lowry & Stoddart, 2002 ; A. quokka Lowry & Stoddart, 2002 ; A. philatelica Lowry & Stoddart, 2002 ; and A. spencerensis Lowry & Stoddart, 2002 .