Afrolaophonte
Sign in to saveAfrolaophonte is a genus of marine copepods belonging to the family Laophontidae. The genus was first described in 1960 by Chappuis. The type species is Afrolaophonte monodi Chappuis, 1960.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassCopepoda
- OrderHarpacticoida
- FamilyLaophontidae
Habitatmarine
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Afrolaophonte is a genus of marine copepods belonging to the family Laophontidae. The genus was first described in 1960 by Chappuis. The type species is Afrolaophonte monodi Chappuis, 1960.
Species of this genus are small wormlike animals that live in the interstices of the sand in the intertidal zone of sandy beaches.
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