Biology:Polycheles sculptus

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Short description: Species of crustacean


Polycheles sculptus
Polycheles sculptus.jpg
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P. sculptus
Binomial name
Polycheles sculptus
S. I. Smith, 1880 [2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Stereomastis sculpta (Smith, 1880)
  • Pentacheles spinosus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
  • Pentacheles sculptus Smith, 1882

Polycheles sculptus is a species of "strange, blind crustacean" resembling a prawn or a squat lobster.[3] It has a cosmopolitan distribution in deep water, being found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, in the Mediterranean Sea, and across much of the Indo-West Pacific,[4] at depths of 200–4,000 metres (660–13,120 ft).[3]

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References

Wikidata ☰ Q3933108 entry