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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mario J. de Kluijver & Sarita S. Ingalsuo. "Diastylis laevis". Macrobenthos of the North Sea: Crustacea. Universiteit van Amsterdam. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
  2. Les Watling (2009). Les Watling, ed. "Diastylis laevis Norman, 1869". World Cumacea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved July 26, 2010.