Leucothoe (amphipod)

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Leucothoe
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Leucothoe incisa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Leucothoidae
Genus: Leucothoe
Leach, 1814
Type species
Cancer articulosus
Montagu, 1804  [1]

Leucothoe is a genus of amphipods in the family Leucothoidae. It contains the following species: [2]

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References

  1. ↑ James Darwin Thomas (July 22, 2009). "Leucothoidae species (version 7.09) [includes Anamixidae (sensu lato)]" (PDF). Nova Southeastern University . Retrieved March 29, 2011.
  2. ↑ Mark Costello & Denise Bellan-Santini (2011). "Leucothoe Leach, 1814". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved March 29, 2011.
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