Pseudosquillidae
| Pseudosquillidae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Stomatopoda |
| Family: | Pseudosquillidae Manning, 1977[1] |
Pseudosquillidae is a family of mantis shrimp. It contains four genera and eleven species.
Characteristics
The mantis shrimps in this family are characterised by the dactylus of the chelipeds not inflated on the outer margin and with three teeth on the inner margin. The telson and sixth abdominal segment fully articulated and not fused together. The distal segment of the exopod of the uropod articulating and the moveable spine on the outer margin near its base not recurved.[2]
Genera and species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, the family includes the following genera and species:[1]
- Genus Pseudosquilla Dana, 1852
- Species Pseudosquilla ciliata (Fabricius, 1787)
- Genus Pseudosquillana Cappola & Manning, 1995
- Species Pseudosquillana megalophthalma (Bigelow, 1893)
- Species Pseudosquillana richeri (Moosa, 1991)
- Genus Pseudosquillisma Cappola & Manning, 1995
- Species Pseudosquillisma adiastalta (Manning, 1964)
- Species Pseudosquillisma guttata (Manning, 1972)
- Species Pseudosquillisma kensleyi Ahyong, 2005
- Species Pseudosquillisma oculata (Brullé, 1837)
- Genus Raoulserenea Manning, 1995
- Species Raoulserenea hieroglyphica (Manning, 1972)
- Species Raoulserenea komaii (Moosa, 1991)
- Species Raoulserenea ornata (Miers, 1880)
- Species Raoulserenea oxyrhyncha (Borradaile, 1898)
References
- 1 2 Shane Ahyong (2012). "Pseudosquillidae Manning, 1977". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ↑ Chan, Tin-Yam. "Pseudosquillidae Manning, 1977". BiotaTaiwanica. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
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