Afrolaophonte
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| Afrolaophonte | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Harpacticoida |
| Family: | Laophontidae |
| Subfamily: | Laophontinae |
| Genus: | Afrolaophonte Chappuis, 1960 |
| Type species | |
| Afrolaophonte monodi Chappuis, 1960 | |
Afrolaophonte is a genus of marine copepods belonging to the family Laophontidae.[1] The genus was first described in 1960 by Chappuis.[1][2] The type species is Afrolaophonte monodi Chappuis, 1960.[1]
Species of this genus are small wormlike animals that live in the interstices of the sand in the intertidal zone of sandy beaches.[3]
Species:[1]
- Afrolaophonte aequatorialis Cottarelli & Mura, 1982
- Afrolaophonte brevipes (Chappuis, 1954)
- Afrolaophonte brignolii Cottarelli, 1986
- Afrolaophonte chilensis Mielke, 1985
- Afrolaophonte ensiger Wells & Rao, 1987
- Afrolaophonte koreana Karanovic, 2022
- Afrolaophonte leonis Cottarelli & Mura, 1982
- Afrolaophonte michae Cottarelli, 1986
- Afrolaophonte michaelae Cottarelli & Mura, 1982
- Afrolaophonte monodi Chappuis, 1960
- Afrolaophonte pori Masry, 1970
- Afrolaophonte renaudi (Chappuis & Delamare Deboutteville, 1956)
- Afrolaophonte schmidti Mielke, 1981
- Afrolaophonte stocki Fiers, 1990
