Longipedia americana
Taxonomy:
Eukaryota; Opisthokonta; Metazoa; Eumetazoa; Bilateria; Protostomia; Ecdysozoa; Panarthropoda; Arthropoda; Mandibulata; Pancrustacea; Crustacea; Multicrustacea; Hexanauplia; Copepoda; Neocopepoda; Podoplea; Harpacticoida; Longipediidae; Longipedia; americana
General info
Longipedia americana Wells, 1980. The Longipediidae is a family composed of 22 species, usually found in shallow-water habitats, on mixed sand and muddy sediments (Boxshall & Halsey 2004). Longipedia americana is reported on the Caribbean waters of Jamaica, Panama, and Mexico (Suárez-Morales et al. 2006).