Pleomothra

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] It is the sole member of family Pleomothridae, but was previously placed in family Godzilliidae.

Pleomothra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Remipedia
Order: Nectiopoda
Family: Pleomothridae
Genus: Pleomothra
Yager, 1989

The genus is in the group Remipedia where all species are blind, and the entire body consists of a single, long line of joints. Individuals swim slowly on their backs.

Species
  • Pleomothra apletocheles (1989)
  • Pleomothra fragilis (2008)

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. 24 September 2012.
  3. 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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