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
