Nebaliopsis

Nebaliopsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Leptostraca
Family: Nebaliopsididae
Genus: Nebaliopsis
Species:
N. typica
Binomial name
Nebaliopsis typica

Nebaliopsis typica is a species of leptostracan crustacean, the only species in the genus Nebaliopsis.[2] It is exceptionally large for a leptostracan, at up to 40 millimetres (1.6 in) in length, compared to 5–15 mm (0.2–0.6 in) for the other species. It is also the only species not to brood its eggs, but instead lays them directly into the water; correspondingly, there is no sexual dimorphism in Nebaliopsis.[3]

In contrast to the other leptostracans, which are all benthic, Nebaliopsis has a wide pelagic distribution in the Southern Hemisphere, having been found off both coasts of South America, off Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, in the south-western Indian Ocean, the south Pacific Ocean and in the Scotia Sea.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Nebaliopsis typica G. O. Sars, 1887". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Genefor K. Walker-Smith & Gary C. B. Poore (2001). "A phylogeny of the Leptostraca (Crustacea) with keys to families and genera" (PDF). Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 58 (2): 383–410. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 23, 2008.
  3. ^ Estela C. Lopretto. "Phyllocarida (Leptostracans)". Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. Answers.com. Retrieved December 9, 2009.


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