Rissoides

Rissoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Stomatopoda
Family: Squillidae
Genus: Rissoides
Manning & Lewinsohn, 1982
Type species
Squilla desmaresti
Risso, 1816

Rissoides is a genus of mantis shrimp. It is named after Antoine Risso,[1] and includes the following species:[2]

References

  1. Hans G. Hansen. "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names: Q & R". Tjärnö Marine Biological Laboratory, Göteborg University & Stockholm University. Retrieved August 26, 2007.
  2. WoRMS (2010). "Rissoides Manning & Lewinsohn, 1982". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 28, 2010.


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