title: Leptestheriidae
text: # Leptestheriidae
  
  Leptestheriidae is a family of crustaceans in the order Spinicaudata. They are distinguished from the family Cyzicidae by the presence of a rostral spine. Members of Leptestheriidae are believed to graze on detritus.
  
  The family contains five extant genera:
  
  * Eoleptestheria
  * Leptestheria
  
      Leptestheria compleximanus
  * Leptestheriella
  * Maghrebestheria
  * Sewellestheria
  