Biology:Processidae
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Short description: Family of crustaceans
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Superfamily: | Processoidea Ortmann, 1896 |
| Family: | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 |
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The Processidae are a family of shrimp, comprising 65 species in five genera,[1] and the only family in the superfamily Processoidea.[2] 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.[3]
References
- ↑ Sammy De Grave et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Suppl. 21: 1–109. http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s21/s21rbz1-109.pdf.
- ↑ "Processoidea Ortmann, 1896". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106718.
- ↑ Manning, Raymond B.; Fenner A. Chace Jr. (1971). "Shrimps of the family Processidae from the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 89: 1–41. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.89. http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/bitstream/10088/5650/2/SCtZ-0089-Lo_res.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q3933438 entry
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