Pseudosquillidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Stomatopoda
Superfamily: Gonodactyloidea
Family: Pseudosquillidae
Manning, 1977[1]

The Pseudosquillidae are a family of mantis shrimp containing four genera and 11 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 are fully articulated and not fused together. The distal segment of the exopod of the uropod articulates and the moveable spine on the outer margin near its base is not recurved.[2] Members of this family contain three teeth on the dactylus of their raptorial claws. The ecoparasitic gastropod, Caledoniella montrouzieri Souverbie comprises the first record for a member of this family.

Genera and species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, the family includes these genera and species:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Shane Ahyong (2012). "Pseudosquillidae Manning, 1977". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  2. ^ Chan, Tin-Yam. "Pseudosquillidae Manning, 1977". BiotaTaiwanica. Retrieved 2014-02-10.

Reed, K. Manning, Ramond B (2000). "Revision of Psuedoquillana: Cappola and Manning, 1995". The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Retrieved 2020-10-16.Ahyong, ST; Porter ML; Caldwell RL (2020). "The Leopard Mantis Shrimp, Ankersquilla pardus, a New Genus and Species of Eurisquillid from Indo-West Pacific Coral Reefs". Records of The Australian Museum. Retrieved 2020-10-16.


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