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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Superclass: | Allotriocarida |
Class: | Branchiopoda |
Subclass: | Phyllopoda |
Superorder: | Diplostraca |
Order: | Spinicaudata |
Family: | Leptestheriidae Daday, 1923 |
Leptestheriidae is a familyofcrustaceans in the order Spinicaudata.[1] They are distinguished from the family Cyzicidae by the presence of a rostral spine.[2] Members of Leptestheriidae are believed to graze on detritus.[1]
The family contains five extant genera:[1]
Families of class Branchiopoda
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Anostraca |
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Notostraca |
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Laevicaudata |
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Spinicaudata |
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Cyclestherida |
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Cladocera |
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Leptestheriidae |
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