| Leidya | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Bopyridae |
| Subfamily: | Keponinae |
| Genus: | Leidya Leidy, 1855 |
| Type species | |
| Leidya distorta Cornalia & Panceri, 1861 | |
| Species | |
See text | |
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
