Achtheres | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Hexanauplia |
Subclass: | Copepoda |
Order: | Siphonostomatoida |
Family: | Lernaeopodidae |
Genus: | Achtheres Nordmann, 1832 |
Achtheres is a genus of arthropods belonging to the family Lernaeopodidae. [1]
The genus was first described by Nordmann in 1832. [1]
The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America. [2]
Species:
Henri Milne-Edwards was an eminent French zoologist.
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