Siphonoecetes is a genus of amphipods in the family Ischyroceridae, first described by Henrik Nikolai Krøyer in 1845 in the Karcinologiske Bidrag of the Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift. The type species is Siphonoecetes typicus Krøyer, 1845.Krøyer, H. (1845). Karcinologiske Bidrag (Fortsaettelse). Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. II. 1: 453-638, pls. 6-7. page(s): 481 Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copila?-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2023). World Amphipoda Database. Siphonoecetes Krøyer, 1845. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101493 on 2023-10-27
Species Species recognised as of October 2023 are: Siphonoecetes sabatieri Rouville, 1894 Siphonoecetes smithianus Rathbun, 1905 Siphonoecetes typicus Krøyer, 1845
Two subgenera, Siphonoecetes (Centraloecetes) Just, 1983. accepted as Centraloecetes Just, 1983 and Siphonoecetes (Orientoecetes) Just, 1983, accepted as Orientoecetes Just, 1983, were raised to genus level.
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