''Chiridotea'' is a genus of
isopod
Isopoda is an Order (biology), order of crustaceans. Members of this group are called isopods and include both Aquatic animal, aquatic species and Terrestrial animal, terrestrial species such as woodlice. All have rigid, segmented exoskeletons ...
crustacean
Crustaceans (from Latin meaning: "those with shells" or "crusted ones") are invertebrate animals that constitute one group of arthropods that are traditionally a part of the subphylum Crustacea (), a large, diverse group of mainly aquatic arthrop ...
s in the family
Chaetiliidae
The Chaetiliidae are a family of Isopoda, isopod crustaceans in the suborder Valvifera, comprising these genera:
*''Austrochaetilia'' Poore, 1978
*''Chaetilia'' Dana, 1849
*''Chiridotea'' Harger, 1878
*''Chiriscus'' Richardson, 1911
*''Glyptonotu ...
, containing the following species:
* ''
Chiridotea almyra''
Bowman, 1955
* ''
Chiridotea arenicola''
Wigley, 1960
* ''
Chiridotea coeca''
(Say, 1818)
* ''
Chiridotea excavata''
Harper, 1974
* ''
Chiridotea tuftsii''
(Stimpson, 1853)
References
Valvifera
Isopod genera
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