Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Classis: Remipedia
Ordo: Nectiopoda
Familia: Godzilliidae
Genus: Pleomothra
Species (2): P. apletocheles – P. fragilis
Name
Pleomothra Yager, 1989. Type species: Pleomothra apletocheles Yager, 1989
References
Koenemann, S.; Ziegler, M.; Iliffe, T.M. 2008: Pleomothra fragilis n. sp. (Remipedia) from the Bahamas, with remarks on morphologic reductions and postnaupliar development. Journal of crustacean biology, 28 (1): 128–136. abstract
Yager, J. 1989: Pleomothra apletocheles and Godzilliognomus frondosus, two new genera and species of remipede crustaceans (Godzilliidae) from anchialine caves of the Bahamas. Bulletin of marine science, 44 (3): 1195–1206.
Pleomothra is a genus of crustacean found in the Caribbean. First described in 1989,[1][2] the genus has 2 identified species as of 2008[3] and is one of three genera in the family Godzilliidae.
The genus is in the group Remipedia where all species are blind, and the entire body consists of a single, long line of joints.[citation needed] Individuals swim slowly on their backs.
Species
Pleomothra apletocheles (1989)
Pleomothra fragilis (2008)
References
Yager, Jill (1989). "Pleomothra Apletocheles and Godzilliognomus Frondosus, Two New Genera and Species of Remipede Crustaceans (Godzilliidae) from Anchialine Caves of the Bahamas". Bulletin of Marine Science.
"Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. 24 September 2012.
Koenemann, Stefan; Iliffe, Thomas M.; Ziegler, Maren (1 January 2008). "Pleomothra Fragilis N. Sp. (Remipedia) from the Bahamas, with Remarks on Morphologic Reductions and Postnaupliar Development". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 28 (1): 128–136. doi:10.1651/07-2865R.1.
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