Speleonectes lucayensis
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| Speleonectes lucayensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Remipedia |
| Order: | Nectiopoda |
| Family: | Speleonectidae |
| Genus: | Speleonectes |
| Species: | S. lucayensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Speleonectes lucayensis Yager, 1981 | |
Speleonectes lucayensis is a species of remipede in the genus Speleonectes.[1] It was the first remipede to be described, having been discovered by Jill Yager in the Lucayan Caverns on Grand Bahama while cave diving in 1979.[2]
