Biffarius is a genus of ghost shrimp in the family Callianassidae, containing species formerly included in the genus Callianassa. Its members are small and generally live in the intertidal zone.[1] In April 2020, a new species was described from the northeastern Brazilian coast.[2] Biffarius was named in honour of Thomas A. Biffar,[3] and includes the following species:[4]
Biffarius is a genus of ghost shrimp in the family Callianassidae, containing species formerly included in the genus Callianassa. Its members are small and generally live in the intertidal zone. In April 2020, a new species was described from the northeastern Brazilian coast. Biffarius was named in honour of Thomas A. Biffar, and includes the following species:
Biffarius arenosus (Poore, 1975) Biffarius biformis (Biffar, 1971) Biffarius botterae (Hernáez, Miranda & Tavares, 2020) Biffarius ceramicus (Fulton & Grant, 1906) Biffarius debilis Hernandez-Aguilera, 1998 Biffarius delicatulus Rodrigues & Manning, 1992 Biffarius filholi (A. Milne-Edwards, 1878) Biffarius fragilis (Biffar, 1970) Biffarius lewtonae (Ngoc-Ho, 1994) Biffarius melissae Poore, 2008 Biffarius pacificus Guzman & Thadje, 2003 Biffarius poorei (Sakai, 1999)
