Nebalia

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Nebalia
Nebalia bipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Leptostraca
Family: Nebaliidae
Genus: Nebalia
Leach, 1814
Type species
Nebalia herbstii
Leach, 1814

Nebalia is a large genus of small crustaceans containing more than half of the species in the order Leptostraca,[1] and was first described by William Elford Leach in 1814.[2] The genus contains over thirty species:[3]

References

  1. ^ Todd Haney (2004). "Classification". Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Retrieved August 8, 2007.
  2. ^ Leach, W. E. (1814). Zoological miscellany; being descriptions of new, or interesting animals. Vol. 1. pp. 1-137 [99].
  3. ^ Jan Mees (2011). "Nebalia Leach, 1814". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
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