Godzillius
| Godzillius | |
|---|---|
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| Godzillius louriei | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Remipedia |
| Order: | Nectiopoda |
| Family: | Godzilliidae |
| Genus: | Godzillius Schram, Yager & Emerson, 1986 |
| Type species | |
| Godzillius robustus Schram, Yager & Emerson, 1986 | |
| Other species | |
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Godzillius is a genus of remipedes in the family Godzilliidae. It contains the largest species of remipede in the world, Godzillius robustus, which grows to 4.5 cm (1.8 in).
It is named after Godzilla, referencing the large size of Godzillius adults.
References
- 1 2 3 4 Koenemann S, Hoenemann M, Stemme T, eds. (2026). "Godzillius Schram, Yager & Emerson, 1986". World Remipedia Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ↑ "ITIS - Report: Godzillius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ↑ Remipedia: Species – robustus, Godzillius. Crustacea.net (2 October 2002)
- ↑ Schram, Frederick; Yager, Jill; Emerson, Michael J. (1986-06-05). "Remipedia. Part 1. Systematics". Memoirs of the San Diego Society of Natural History. 15: 1–60. Archived from the original on 2022-05-08. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
External links
Data related to Godzillius at Wikispecies
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