Procaris ascensionis
| Procaris ascensionis | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Procarididea |
| Family: | Procarididae |
| Genus: | Procaris |
| Species: | P. ascensionis |
| Binomial name | |
| Procaris ascensionis Chace & Manning, 1972[1] | |
Procaris ascensionis is a species of shrimp, known only from two saltwater pools on Ascension Island; the larger of the two pools is about 4.5 metres (15 ft) in diameter and contains 45 centimetres (18 in) of water.[2]
References
- ↑ Fenner A. Chace, Jr. & Raymond B. Manning (1972). "Two New Caridean Shrimps, One Representing a New Family, from Marine Pools on Ascension Island (Crustacea: Decapoda: Natantia)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 131: 18 pp. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.131.
- ↑ "Endemic predatory shrimp (Procaris ascensionis)". ARKive. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
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