Biology:Afrolaophonte

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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

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6562491 entry