Leptestheriidae
| Leptestheriidae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Branchiopoda |
| 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]
- Eoleptestheria
- Leptestheria
- Leptestheriella
- Maghrebestheria
- Sewellestheria
References
- 1 2 3 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. 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. 1. Academic Press. ISBN 9780123706263. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
Families of class Branchiopoda | ||
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| Anostraca |  | |
| Notostraca | ||
| Laevicaudata |
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| Spinicaudata | ||
| Cyclestherida | ||
| Cladocera |
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