Leptestheriidae
Appearance
Leptestheriidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Superclass: | Allotriocarida |
Class: | Branchiopoda |
Subclass: | Phyllopoda |
Superorder: | Diplostraca |
Order: | Spinicaudata |
Family: | Leptestheriidae Daday, 1923 |
Leptestheriidae is a family of crustaceans in the order Spinicaudata.[1] They are distinguished from the family Cyzicidae by the presence of a rostral spine.[2] Members of Leptestheriidae are believed to graze on detritus.[1]
The family contains five extant genera:[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Martin, Joel W (1989). "Morphology of feeding structures in the Conchostraca with special reference to Lynceus". In Bruce E. Felgenhauer; Les Watling; Anne B. Thistle (eds.). Functional morphology of feeding and grooming in Crustacea. CRC Press. pp. 123–136. ISBN 9789061917779. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ Likens, Gene E. (2009). "Spinicaudata". Encyclopedia of Inland Waters. Vol. 1. Academic Press. ISBN 9780123706263. Retrieved 3 April 2013.