Leptanthura Explained
Leptanthura is a genus of isopod crustaceans in the family Leptanthuridae.[1] It was first described in 1897 by Georg Ossian Sars and the type species is Paranthura tenuis.[2] It is found in coastal waters throughout the world,[3] and contains the following species:
- Leptanthura affinis
- Leptanthura agulhasensis
- Leptanthura antarctica
- Leptanthura apalpata
- Leptanthura argentinae
- Leptanthura baliensis
- Leptanthura boweni
- Leptanthura calcis
- Leptanthura chardyi
- Leptanthura chiltoni
- Leptanthura communis
- Leptanthura coralliophila
- Leptanthura diemenensis
- Leptanthura elegans
- Leptanthura exilis
- Leptanthura flindersi
- Leptanthura geocostarioi
- Leptanthura glacialis
- Leptanthura guianae
- Leptanthura hendili
- Leptanthura kapala
- Leptanthura laevigata
- Leptanthura maheensis
- Leptanthura melanomma
- Leptanthura micrura
- Leptanthura minuta
- Leptanthura monnioti
- Leptanthura muelleri
- Leptanthura murrayi
- Leptanthura natalensis
- Leptanthura nunana
- Leptanthura orientalis
- Leptanthura profundicola
- Leptanthura sculpta
- Leptanthura segonzaci
- Leptanthura tenuis
- Leptanthura thalassae
- Leptanthura thori
- Leptanthura truncata
- Leptanthura truncatitelson
- Leptanthura urospinosa
- Leptanthura victori
- Leptanthura vitilevui
External
Notes and References
- Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species: Leptanthura . 2022-11-18 . www.marinespecies.org.
- 1-102 [47]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32172974.
- Web site: Leptanthura G.O.Sars, 1897 . 2022-11-18 . www.gbif.org . en.
