Leptanthuridae is a
family
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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, containing the following genera:
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Accalathura''
Barnard, 1925
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Aenigmathura''
Thomson, 1951
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Albanthura''
Wägele, 1985
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Bourbonanthura''
Müller, 1990
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Bullowanthura''
Poore, 1978
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Bunderanthura''
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Calathura''
Norman & Stebbing, 1886
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Curassanthura''
Kensley, 1981
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Leptanthura
''Leptanthura'' is a genus of Isopoda, isopod crustaceans in the family Leptanthuridae. It was first described in 1897 by Georg Ossian Sars and the type species is ''Paranthura tenuis''. It is found in coastal waters throughout the world, and c ...
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Sars, 1897
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Negoescuanthura''
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Neoanthura''
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Psittanthura''
Wägele, 1985
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Ulakanthura''
Poore, 1978
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Virganthura''
Kensley, 1987
References
Cymothoida
Isopod families
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