Barbouria is a genus of shrimp in the family Barbouriidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Barbouria cubensis.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Caridea |
Family: | Barbouriidae |
Genus: | Barbouria Rathbun, 1912 |
Species: | B. cubensis
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Binomial name | |
Barbouria cubensis (Von Martens, 1872)
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Barbouria cubensis was originally described under the name Hippolyte cubensis from anchialine caves between Cojimar and Castillo Morro, near Havana, Cuba. It has since been found in Mexico,[2] the Turks and Caicos Islands, Bermuda, Cayman Brac and the Bahamas.[2] The animals grow to 64 millimetres (2.5 in) long and are a deep red colour.[3] It is listed as a critically endangered species on the IUCN Red List.[4]
References
edit- ^ Iliffe, T.M. (1996). "Barbouria cubensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T2559A9454288. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T2559A9454288.en. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ a b Luis M. Mejía; Esteban Zarza & Marilú López (2008). "Barbouria yanezi sp. nov., a new species of cave shrimp (Decapoda, Barbouriidae) from Cozumel Island, Mexico". Crustaceana. 81 (6): 663–672. doi:10.1163/156854008784513474.
- ^ Lipke B. Holthuis (1963). "On red-coloured shrimps (Decapoda, Caridea) from tropical land-locked saltwater pools" (PDF). Zoologische Mededelingen. 38 (16): 261–279.
- ^ Iliffe, T.M. (1996). "Barbouria cubensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T2559A9454288. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T2559A9454288.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.