This book presents a summary of the present 

 ideas on the world amphipod fauna of the 

 suborder Hyperiidea. The general part 

 includes a description of the suborder and 

 notes on the taxonomy and phytogeny of 

 the Hyperiidea. Special features of their 

 morphology are briefly considered and 

 patterns of vertical and geographic distri- 

 bution discussed. A correlation has been 

 shown between the vertical distribution 

 and latitudinal area of distribution for various 

 taxonomic groups of Hyperiidea and also 

 the common features and differences among 

 the hyperiidean fauna of different oceans. 



The taxonomic part contains diagnoses 

 and keys to the suborder Hyperiidea, relating 

 to 23 families, 72 genera, and 233 species. 

 Detailed descriptions are given, particularly 

 for those families posing the maximum 

 difficulty for identification. Descriptions are 

 accompanied by illustrations which, for the 

 most part, are original. 



227 bibliographic entries, 256 illus- 

 trations, and 12 tables. 



