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]
| Bathysquillid | |
|---|---|
| |
| Bathysquilla crassispinosa | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Stomatopoda |
| Superfamily: | Bathysquilloidea |
| Family: | Bathysquillidae Manning, 1967[1] |
Characteristics
editMantis 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
editAccording 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
edit- ^ a b c Shane Ahyong (2012). "Bathysquillidae Manning, 1967". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ Raymond B. Manning (1967). "Preliminary Account of a New Genus and a New Family of Stomatopoda". Crustaceana. 13 (2): 238–239. doi:10.1163/156854067X00396. ISSN 0011-216X. Wikidata Q99975284.
- ^ Chan, Tin-Yam. "Bathysquillidae Manning, 1967". BiotaTaiwanica. Archived from the original on 2014-02-10. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
._Coloured_etching_by_R._P._Nodder._Wellcome_V0020945.jpg){kind=small} | This stomatopod article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |