Leptonida
Genus of crustaceans
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Leptonida is a small genus of squat lobsters in the family Munididae.[1][2][3] It was erected in 2022 to accommodate Munida delicata, now Leptonida delicata, in a major revision of the genus Munida.[3] At the time, it was monotypic,[3] but the World Register of Marine Species lists another species[1] not mentioned in the 2022 revision. Leptonida delicata occurs in south-western Pacific Ocean.[3]
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| Leptonida | |
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| Leptonida delicata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Munididae |
| Genus: | Leptonida Macpherson & Baba, 2022 |
| Type species | |
| Munida delicata Macpherson, 2004 | |
The genus Leptonida name combines the Greek leptos (=thin) and the genus name, Munida, and refers to the thin carapace that characterize the genus.[3]
Species
There are two recognized species:[1]
- Leptonida delicata (Macpherson, 2004)
- Leptonida vigiliarum (Alcock, 1901)
