Family of crustaceans
Leptocheliidae is a family of malacostracans in the order Tanaidacea . There are more than 30 genera and 140 described species in Leptocheliidae.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Genera
These 32 genera belong to the family Leptocheliidae:
Alloleptochelia Gutu, 2016 Antiparus Gutu, 2016 Araleptochelia Błażewicz-Paszkowycz & Bamber, 2012 Bassoleptochelia Błażewicz-Paszkowycz & Bamber, 2012 Bathyleptochelia Larsen, 2003 Brunarus Bamber & Marshall, 2015 Cacoheterotanais Morales-Núñez & Heard, 2015 Catenarius Bamber, 2008 Chondrochelia Gutu, 2016 Cocotanais Esquete, 2013 Ektraleptochelia Bamber & Marshall, 2015 Grallatotanais Gutu & Iliffe, 2001 Hargeria Lang, 1973 [ a] Heterotanais G. O. Sars, 1882 Heterotanoides Sieg, 1978 Intermedichelia Gutu, 1996 Kalloleptochelia Gutu, 2016 Konarus Bamber, 2006 Larsmentia Bamber & Marshall, 2015 Leptochelia Dana, 1849 Makassaritanais Gutu, 2012 Makraleptochelia Araujo-Silva & Larsen, 2012 Mesotanais Dollfus, 1897 Metaleptochelia Gutu, 2016 Neoleptochelia Gutu, 2011 Nuberis Bamber & Marshall, 2015 Ogleus Morales-Núñez & Heard, 2013 Parakonarus Bird, 2011 Paraleptochelia Gutu, 2016 Poorea Edgar, 2012 Pseudoleptochelia Lang, 1973 Pseudonototanais Lang, 1973
Notes
^ Hargeria is considered by some to be an invalid genus but has more recently been validated by some researchers.[ 4]
References
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"Leptocheliidae Report" . Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2019-05-24 .
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"Leptocheliidae" . GBIF . Retrieved 2019-05-24 .
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"Family Leptocheliidae information" . BugGuide.net . Retrieved 2019-05-24 .
^ Jarquín-González, Jani and Carrera-Para, Luis F. "Redescription of Hargeria rapax (Harger, 1879) and description of H. chetumalensis a new species from the Mexican Caribbean (Crustacea, Peracarida, Tanaidacea, Leptocheliidae) based upon morphological and molecular evidence" , PeerJ
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