Lightiella

Lightiella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Cephalocarida
Order: Brachypoda
Family: Hutchinsoniellidae
Genus: Lightiella
Jones, 1961
Type species
Lightiella serendipita
Jones, 1961
Species
  • Lightiella floridana McLaughlin, 1976
  • Lightiella incisa Gooding, 1963
  • Lightiella magdalenina Carcupino et al., 2006
  • Lightiella monniotae Cals & Delamare, Deboutteville 1970
  • Lightiella serendipita Jones, 1961

Lightiella is a genus of crustacean belonging to Hutchinsoniellidae. It was described by Meredith L. Jones in 1961, based on specimens found in San Francisco Bay. The genus contains 5 species.

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