Processidae

Processidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Caridea
Superfamily: Processoidea
Ortmann, 1896
Family: Processidae
Ortmann, 1896
Genera
  • Ambidexter Manning & Chace, 1971
  • Clytomanningus Chace, 1997
  • Hayashidonus Chace, 1997
  • Nikoides Paul'son, 1875
  • Processa Leach, 1815

The Processidae are a family of shrimp, comprising 65 species in five genera, and the only family in the superfamily Processoidea.[1] They are small, nocturnal animals, mostly living in shallow seas, particularly on grass flats. The first pereiopods are usually asymmetrical, with a claw on one, but not the other (Ambidexter forming the exception to this rule). The rostrum is generally a simple projection from the front of the carapace, with two teeth, one at the tip, and one further back.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109.
  2. ↑ Raymond B. Manning & Fenner A. Chace, Jr. (1971). "Shrimps of the family Processidae from the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 89.


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