Hemisquilla ensigera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Stomatopoda
Family: Hemisquillidae
Genus: Hemisquilla
Species:
H. ensigera
Binomial name
Hemisquilla ensigera
(Owen, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Gonodactylus ensiger Owen, 1832
  • Gonodactylus styliferus H. Milne Edwards, 1837

Hemisquilla ensigera is a species of mantis shrimp. Two formerly recognized subspecies are now considered to be separate species (H. californiensis, H. australiensis).[1]

Ecology

The species is a near complete "oxyconformer" in that its aerobic metabolism is significantly depressed and impacted at low oxygen levels.[2]

References

  1. ^ WoRMS (2022). "Hemisquilla ensigera (Owen, 1832)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  2. ^ Cassista, Jason (1995). The Aerobic Metabolism and Behavior of the Burrow-dwelling Mantis Shrimp, HEMISQUILLA ENSIGERA CALIFORNIENSIS (MSc thesis). Loma Linda University.


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