''Spelaeomysis'' is a genus of
crustaceans
Crustaceans (from Latin meaning: "those with shells" or "crusted ones") are invertebrate animals that constitute one group of Arthropod, arthropods that are traditionally a part of the subphylum Crustacea (), a large, diverse group of mainly aquat ...
belonging to the monotypic family Lepidomysidae, which is variously considered a part of the order
Stygiomysida or
Mysida
Mysida is an order (biology), order of small, shrimp-like crustaceans in the malacostracan superorder Peracarida. Their common name opossum shrimps stems from the presence of a Brood pouch (Peracarida), brood pouch or "marsupium" in females. The ...
.
The species of this genus are found in Europe, Northern America, Africa.
Species:
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Spelaeomysis bottazzii''
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Spelaeomysis cardisomae''
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Spelaeomysis cochinensis''
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Spelaeomysis longipes''
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Spelaeomysis nuniezi''
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Spelaeomysis olivae''
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Spelaeomysis quinterensis''
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Spelaeomysis servatus''
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Spelaeomysis villalobosi''
References
Stygiomysida
Malacostraca genera
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