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Leptanthura
Sign in to saveLeptanthura is a genus of isopod crustaceans in the family Leptanthuridae. It was first described in 1897 by Georg Ossian Sars and the type species is Paranthura tenuis. It is found in coastal waters throughout the world, and contains the following species:
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderIsopoda
- FamilyLeptanthuridae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 292
- With media
- 9
- Family
- Leptanthuridae
- Collections
- USNM
- Recorded in
- United States
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Leptanthura is a genus of isopod crustaceans in the family Leptanthuridae. It was first described in 1897 by Georg Ossian Sars and the type species is Paranthura tenuis. It is found in coastal waters throughout the world, and contains the following species:
==References==
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