Ctenocheloides attenboroughi is a species of ghost shrimp in the family Ctenochelidae. It was described in 2010 and named in honour of the British natural history broadcaster Sir David Attenborough.[1] It is known from a single female specimen collected in shallow water on the north-western coast of Madagascar.[1] The total length of the specimen is 19.8 millimetres (0.78 in), with a carapace 4.15 mm (0.163 in) long.[1]
| Ctenocheloides attenboroughi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Ctenochelidae |
| Genus: | Ctenocheloides |
| Species: | C. attenboroughi
|
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenocheloides attenboroughi Anker, 2010
| |
Distribution
editThe single known specimen of Ctenocheloides was collected in 2008 from a "large, mud-cemented piece of rubble", dredged from a bay near Hell-Ville, Nosy Bé, in north-western Madagascar. The piece of rubble was lying at a depth of 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) in a bay filled with mangroves.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Arthur Anker (2010). "Ctenocheloides attenboroughi n. gen., n. sp. (Crustacea: Decapoda: Axiidea: Ctenochelidae), a new ghost shrimp with pectinate claw fingers from Madagascar". Journal of Natural History. 44 (29–30): 1789–1805. doi:10.1080/00222931003633219. S2CID 83612409.
 | This Axiidea article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |