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Leidya

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Leidya
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Bopyridae
Subfamily: Keponinae
Genus: Leidya
Leidy, 1855
Type species
Leidya distorta
Cornalia & Panceri, 1861
Species

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Leidya is a genus of isopod parasites, that inhabit the waters off China, Mexico, and the Gulf of Mexico. They are in the family Bopyridae, the genus contains the following species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Leidya Cornalia & Panceri, 1861". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
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  • Data related to Leidya at Wikispecies