Speleonectidae is a family of remipedes in the order Nectiopoda. There are at least two genera and about seven described species in Speleonectidae.
Genera These two genera and seven species belong to the family Speleonectidae: Lasionectes Yager & Schram, 1986 Lasionectes entrichoma Yager & Schram, 1986 Speleonectes Yager, 1981 Speleonectes epilimnius Yager & Carpenter, 1999 Speleonectes gironensis Yager, 1994 Speleonectes kakuki Daenekas, Iliffe, Yager & Koenemann, 2009 Speleonectes lucayensis Yager, 1981 Speleonectes minnsi Koenemann, Iliffe & van der Ham, 2003 Speleonectes tanumekes Koenemann, Iliffe & van der Ham, 2003
Several former Speleonectes species have recently been transferred to other genera. Three examples of such species include:
Speleonectes atlantida (to Morlockia atlantida) Speleonectes benjamini (to Angirasu benjamini) Speleonectes tulumensis (to Xibalbanus tulumensis)
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