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Curassanthura bermudensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Family
  
Leptanthuridae

Scientific name
  
Curassanthura bermudensis

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Isopoda

Genus
  
Curassanthura

Higher classification
  
Curassanthura

Curassanthura bermudensis is a species of isopod crustacean in the family Leptanthuridae, endemic to Bermuda. It was described in 1985 by Johann Wägele and Angelika Brandt on the basis of a single immature specimen. This holotype specimen, which is 3 millimetres (0.12 in) long, was collected from Church Cave in Hamilton Parish, Bermuda, and is now stored at the Zoological Museum Amsterdam.

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Curassanthura bermudensis Wikipedia