Bathysquillidae

Bathysquillid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Stomatopoda
Family: Bathysquillidae

Bathysquillidae is a family of mantis shrimp. It contains two genera and three species.

Characteristics

Mantis shrimps in this family can be distinguished by the fact that the dorsal surface is rough and covered in tubercles, the exopod (outer branch) of the uropod (fan-like sixth abdominal segment appendage) is fully articulated and the telson (terminal segment) is wider than it is long. The fifth abdominal segment bears no posteriorly directed median spine.[2]

Genera and species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, the family includes the following genera and species:[1]

  • Genus Altosquilla Bruce, 1985
    • Species Altosquilla soelae Bruce, 1985
  • Genus Bathysquilla Manning, 1963
    • Species Bathysquilla crassispinosa (Fukuda, 1909)
    • Species Bathysquilla microps (Manning, 1961)

References

  1. 1 2 Shane Ahyong (2012). "Bathysquillidae Manning, 1967". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  2. ↑ Chan, Tin-Yam. "Bathysquillidae Manning, 1967". BiotaTaiwanica. Retrieved 2014-02-10.


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