| Leptestheriidae | |
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Scientific classification
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| 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
- ^ 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.
Families of class
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| Anostraca |  | |
| Notostraca | ||
| Laevicaudata | ||
| Spinicaudata | ||
| Cyclestherida | ||
| Cladocera | ||
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