| Biffarius | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Callianassidae |
| Genus: | Biffarius Manning & Felder, 1991 |
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 biformis (Biffar, 1971)
- Biffarius botterae (Hernáez, Miranda & Tavares, 2020)
- Biffarius delicatulus Rodrigues & Manning, 1992
- Biffarius limosus (Poore, 1975)
