Leachia
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Leachia is a genus containing eight species of glass squids. The genus was formerly divided into two subgenera: Leachia and Pyrgopsis, but is no longer.[1]
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Leachia | |
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Leachia cyclura | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Cranchiidae |
Subfamily: | Cranchiinae |
Genus: | Leachia Lesueur, 1821 |
Type species | |
Leachia cyclura Lesueur, 1821[1] | |
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Members of this genus live in tropical and sub-tropical waters worldwide.