Diastylis laevis

Diastylis laevis
Diastylis laevis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Cumacea
Family: Diastylidae
Genus: Diastylis
Species: D. laevis
Binomial name
Diastylis laevis
(Norman, 1869)
Synonyms [1]
  • Alauna rostrata Goodsir, 1843
  • Diastylis rostrata (Goodsir, 1843)

Diastylis laevis is a species of crustacean belonging to the order Cumacea and the genus Diastylis.[2] It occurs from Skagerrak to the Côte d'Ivoire, but not in the Mediterranean Sea.[1] It grows up to 11 millimetres (0.43 in) long.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Mario J. de Kluijver & Sarita S. Ingalsuo. "Diastylis laevis". Macrobenthos of the North Sea: Crustacea. Universiteit van Amsterdam. http://nlbif.eti.uva.nl/bis/crustacea.php?menuentry=soorten&id=24. Retrieved July 26, 2010. 
  2. ^ Les Watling (2009). "Diastylis laevis Norman, 1869". In Les Watling. World Cumacea database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=110481. Retrieved July 26, 2010.