Biology:Vir (crustacean)

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Short description: Genus of crustaceans

Vir
Shrimp on Bubble Coral2.jpg
Vir philippinensis on Plerogyra sinuosa
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Palaemonidae
Genus: Vir
Holthuis, 1952

Vir is a genus of shrimp comprising the following species:[1]

  • Vir colemani Bruce, 2003
  • Vir euphyllius Marin & Anker, 2005
  • Vir longidactylusa Marin, 2008
  • Vir orientalis (Dana, 1852)
  • Vir philippinensis Bruce & Svoboda, 1984
  • Vir smiti Fransen & Holthuis, 2007

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10715928 entry