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Microdajidae

Microdajidae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the class Tantulocarida. The family was previously place in class Hexanauplia.

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Microdajidae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Tantulocarida
Family: Microdajidae
Boxshall & Lincoln, 1987

Microdajidae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the class Tantulocarida.1 The family was previously place in class Hexanauplia.2

Genera:1

  • Microdajus Greve, 1965
  • Xenalytus Huys, 1991


A third genus, Xenodactylus, is sometimes placed in the family, but its status is doubtful.2

References

References

  1. WoRMS. "Tantulocarida". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. "Microdajidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 June 2021.