Longiflagrum

Genus of crustacean From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Longiflagrum is an estuarine genus of crustacean in the order Tanaidacea.[1]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Malacostraca
Order:Tanaidacea
Family:Parapseudidae
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Longiflagrum
Holotype (♀) of Longiflagrum amphibium. Top: lateral view. Bottom: dorsal view. Scale bar: 1 mm.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Tanaidacea
Family: Parapseudidae
Subfamily: Parapseudinae
Genus: Longiflagrum
Gutu, 1995
Species
  • Longiflagrum amphibium Stepień & Błażewicz-Paszkowycz, 2009
  • Longiflagrum caeruleus (Boesch, 1973)
  • Longiflagrum estuarius (Boesch, 1973)
  • Longiflagrum koyonense Angsupanich, 2004
  • Longiflagrum nasutus (Nunomura, 2005)
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Ecology

All five Longiflagrum species occur in shallow coastal habitats such as the intertidal zone, eelgrass beds and estuaries where the salinity fluctuates over the range 5–34 psu,[2][3] and they are a frequent and abundant element of the soft-bottom ecosystem.[1][2]

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