Eurydice (crustacean)

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Eurydice
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Eurydice pulchra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Isopoda
Suborder:
Cymothoida
Family:
Cirolanidae
Genus:
Eurydice

Leach, 1815  [1]
Species

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Eurydice is a genus of isopod crustaceans named after the mythical Eurydice, wife of the musician Orpheus. It includes the following species: [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Eurydice". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ↑ Marilyn Schotte (2010). M. Schotte; C. B. Boyko; N. L. Bruce; G. C. B. Poore; S. Taiti; G. D. F. Wilson (eds.). "Eurydice Leach, 1815". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved December 9, 2010.


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