''Austroleucon'' is a genus of
hooded shrimps
Cumacea is an order of small marine crustaceans of the superorder Peracarida, occasionally called hooded shrimp or comma shrimp. Their unique appearance and uniform body plan makes them easy to distinguish from other crustaceans. They live in sof ...
within the family
Leuconidae
Leuconidae is a family (biology), family of marine hooded shrimp (order (biology), order Cumacea). The family was established by Georg Ossian Sars in his 1878 study of Mediterranean cumaceans.
Description
Leuconidae retain the original number ...
. There are currently 3 species assigned to the genus.
Species
* ''
Austroleucon adiazetos''
* ''
Austroleucon dolosolevis''
* ''
Austroleucon levis''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q18091777
Cumacea
Malacostraca genera