Leidya
Appearance
Leidya | |
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Scientific classification | |
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
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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]
- Leidya bimini Pearse, 1951
- Leidya distorta Leidy, 1855
- Leidya infelix Markham, 2002
- Leidya ucae Pearse, 1930
References
[edit]- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Leidya Cornalia & Panceri, 1861". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
External links
[edit]- Data related to Leidya at Wikispecies