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Desmosoma

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Desmosoma is a genus of isopods belonging to the suborder Asellota.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassMalacostraca
  4. OrderIsopoda
  5. FamilyDesmosomatidae
Habitatmarine

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
204
With media
7
Family
Desmosomatidae
Collections
AMNH, SIO, CAS, USNM, NCSM
Recorded in
Panama, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, Namibia, British Overseas Territory: South Georgia And The South Sandwich Islands, Costa Rica, United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Desmosomatidae
Image
An account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species (1899) (16583802809).jpg
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taxon name
Desmosoma
taxon rank
genus
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Species
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Desmosoma is a genus of isopods belonging to the suborder Asellota.

== Species == The Genus contains these 23 species: Desmosoma affine Desmosoma antarcticum Desmosoma australis Desmosoma brevipes Desmosoma dolosa Desmosoma elegans Desmosoma elongatum Desmosoma gigantea Desmosoma hesslera Desmosoma imbricata Desmosoma latipes Desmosoma lineare Desmosoma lobipes Desmosoma modestum Desmosoma ochotense Desmosoma pannosa Desmosoma puritanum Desmosoma renatae Desmosoma strombergi Desmosoma tetarta Desmosoma thoracicum Desmosoma tyrrhenicum Desmosoma zenkewitschi

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