Monographic Studies of Tropical Amphipod Crustaceans: Anamixidae

无水甲壳纲是一种独特的片足类甲壳类动物，在变态过程中经历了惊人的发育转变。由于雄性形态的这种显著变化，不同的发育阶段被视为单独的分类实体，导致了一系列混淆的名称。詹姆斯·托马斯建议继续对占据热带珊瑚礁的家族代表进行分类学研究。他积累了新的收藏品，并借用了现有的博物馆馆藏，为该集团的最终系统修订做准备。对这一群体的描述性处理将记录世界上最多样化的栖息地之一-热带珊瑚礁的迷人组成部分。由此产生的专著将有助于海洋生态学家和行为生物学家的工作，并将为进化和生物地理学分析提供基础。诸如此类的研究为更好地了解生物多样性开辟了新的研究途径。

The Anamixidae are a unique group of amphipod crustaceans that undergo a striking developmental transformation during metamorphosis. Owing to this marked shift in the male's morphology, different developmental stages have been treated as separate taxonomic entities, leading to a confused array of names. James Thomas proposes continued taxonomic study of the representatives of the family that occupy tropical reefs. He has accumulated new collections and borrowed existing museum holdings in preparation for a definitive systematic revision of the group. Descriptive treatment of this group will document a fascinating component of one of the world's most diverse habitats -- tropical reefs. The resulting monograph will help marine ecologists and behavioral biologists in their efforts, and will provide a foundation for evolutionary and biogeographic analyses. Studies such as these open new research avenues toward a better understanding of biodiversity.