| Reighardia sternae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Maxillopoda |
| Order: | Cephalobaenida |
| Family: | Reighardiidae |
| Genus: | Reighardia |
| Species: | R. sternae |
| Binomial name | |
| Reighardia sternae (Diesing, 1864) | |
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