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Arthropod genera

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Campodea
Campodea is a genus of small, white, bristle-tailed arthropods in the order Diplura. The best known species, Campodea staphylinus, has a wide distribution across much of Europe. It lives in damp places under stones, fallen trees, or in rotten wood and leaves. Although blind, it immediately crawls away on exposure to the light into the nearest crevice or other sheltered spot, feeling the way with its antennae. There are at least 130 described species in Campodea.
Godzilliognomus
Godzilliognomus is a genus of remipedes in the family Godzilliidae. Both species were discovered in the Bahamas.
Acanthephyra
Acanthephyra is a genus of shrimp in the family Acanthephyridae, with species that live at depths from 0 to more than 5000 meters deep below the ocean surface.
Lightiella
Lightiella is a genus of crustacean belonging to Hutchinsoniellidae. It was described by Meredith L. Jones in 1961, based on specimens found in San Francisco Bay. The genus contains 5 species.
Heikeopsis
Heikeopsis is a genus of crabs containing two species, Heikeopsis japonica and Heikeopsis arachnoides. The genus was originally described under the name "Heikea" by Lipke Holthuis and Raymond B. Manning in 1990, but was later determined to be a junior homonym of the gastropod genus Heikea, erected by Orvar Isberg in 1934.
Elminius
Elminius is a genus of barnacles in the family Elminiidae, containing these species: Elminius kingii Gray, 1831 Elminius cristallinus Gruvel, 1907
Godzillius
Godzillius is a genus of remipedes in the family Godzilliidae. It contains the largest species of remipede in the world, Godzillius robustus, which grows to .