Biology:Bathysquillidae
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Short description: Family of crustaceans
| Bathysquillid | |
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| Bathysquilla crassispinosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Stomatopoda |
| Superfamily: | Bathysquilloidea |
| Family: | Bathysquillidae Manning, 1967[1] |
Bathysquillidae is a family of mantis shrimp. It contains two genera and three species. The family was described by Raymond Manning in 1967.[1][2]
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.[3]
Genera and species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, the family includes the following genera and species:[1]
- Genus Altosquilla Bruce, 1985
- Altosquilla soelae Bruce, 1985
- Genus Bathysquilla Manning, 1963
- Bathysquilla crassispinosa (Fukuda, 1909)
- Bathysquilla microps (Manning, 1961)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shane Ahyong (2012). "Bathysquillidae Manning, 1967". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136086.
- ↑ , Wikidata Q99975284
- ↑ Chan, Tin-Yam. "Bathysquillidae Manning, 1967". BiotaTaiwanica. http://crust.biota.biodiv.tw/pages/999. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
Wikidata ☰ Q11841618 entry
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