Lekanesphaera rugicauda (Leach, 1814)
(a sea slater)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLekanesphaera rugicauda (a sea slater)
GenusLekanesphaera (a genus of sea slaters)
FamilySPHAEROMATIDAE (a family of sea slaters)
SuperfamilySPHAEROMATOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
SuborderSPHAEROMATIDEA (a suborder of crustaceans)
OrderISOPODA (woodlice, waterlice and sea slaters)
SuperorderPERACARIDA (amphipods, woodlice, cumaceans etc.)
SubclassEUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lekanesphaera rugicauda (a sea slater) :
1: Lekanesphaera rugicauda (a sea slater)
20 Feb 2012 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
under stone on foreshore
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Lekanesphaera rugicauda (a sea slater) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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