Agononida africerta

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Agononida africerta
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PRESERVED_SPECIMEN; Agononida africerta Poore & Andreakis, 2012 ; Type status: PARATYPE; Identified by: Poore G. & N. Andreakis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Munididae
Genus: Agononida
Species:
A. africerta
Binomial name
Agononida africerta
Poore & Andreakis, 2012

Agononida africerta is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae. The species name is a combination of Africa and the Latin word incerta, the feminine version of the word incertus, meaning "doubtful". [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Agononida africerta Poore & Andreakis 2012 - Encyclopedia of Life".
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Agononida africerta Poore & Andreakis, 2012".