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Leptanthuridae Poore, 2001 
AphiaID: 148628

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Eumalacostraca (Subclass) > Peracarida (Superorder) > Isopoda (Order) > Cymothoida (Suborder) > Anthuroidea (Superfamily)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Anthuroidea
Sources  basis of record: Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley, and S. Shilling. (1995 onwards). World list of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Crustacea Isopoda. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., USA., available online at http://invertebrates.si.edu/isopod/ [details]

additional source: Martin, J.W.; Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA). vii, 123 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Poore, G. C. B. (2001) In: Kensley, B. & R. C. Brusca, (eds.) Families and genera of Isopoda Anthuridea Isopod Systematics and Evolution). Crustacean Issues 13, pp 63-173. Rotterdam/Brookfield: Balkema. 357 pages. [details]

additional source: Brandt, A. and Poore, G.C.B. (2003). Higher classification of the flabelliferan and related Isopoda based on a reappraisal of relationships. Invertebrate Systematics 17: 893-923. [details]

Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Genus Accalathura Barnard, 1925
Genus Aenigmathura Thomson, 1951
Genus Albanthura Wägele, 1985
Genus Bourbonanthura Müller, 1990
Genus Bullowanthura Poore, 1978
Genus Calathura Norman & Stebbing, 1886
Genus Curassanthura Kensley, 1981
Genus Leptanthura Sars, 1897
Genus Psittanthura Wägele, 1985
Genus Ulakanthura Poore, 1978
Genus Virganthura Kensley, 1987

Genus Metanthura Nierstrasz, 1941 (nomen nudum, no type species)

Genus Katanthura Nierstrasz, 1941 accepted as Accalathura Barnard, 1925
Genus Zulanthura Poore, 1980 accepted as Accalathura Barnard, 1925
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Feedingtypes  deposit feeder: subsurface [details]
grazer [details]
Link To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148628
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2005-03-25 11:06:31Z  created  Cuvelier, Daphne
2006-05-05 13:30:38Z  changed  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2007-11-27 17:31:00Z  checked  Schotte, Marilyn
2008-01-31 17:05:46Z  changed  Haskins, Tina
2008-02-15 03:20:14Z  checked  Poore, Gary
2009-02-20 10:38:06Z  changed  Poore, Gary
  
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  Citation: Poore, G.; Schotte, M. (2013). Leptanthuridae. In: Schotte, M.; Boyko, C.B; Bruce, N.L.; Poore, G.C.B.; Taiti, S. & Wilson, G.D.F. (Eds) (2013) World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148628 on 2013-05-21
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