Bathysquillidae is a family of mantis shrimp. It contains two genera and three species. The family was described by Raymond Manning in 1967.[1][2]

Bathysquillid
Bathysquilla crassispinosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Stomatopoda
Superfamily: Bathysquilloidea
Family: Bathysquillidae
Manning, 1967[1]

Characteristics

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Mantis shrimps in this family can be distinguished by the fact that the dorsal surface is rough and covered in tubercles, the exopod (outer branch) of the uropod (fan-like sixth abdominal segment appendage) is fully articulated and the telson (terminal segment) is wider than it is long. The fifth abdominal segment bears no posteriorly directed median spine.[3]

Genera and species

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c Shane Ahyong (2012). "Bathysquillidae Manning, 1967". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  2. ^ Raymond B. Manning (1967). "Preliminary Account of a New Genus and a New Family of Stomatopoda". Crustaceana. 13 (2): 238–239. doi:10.1163/156854067X00396. ISSN 0011-216X. Wikidata Q99975284.
  3. ^ Chan, Tin-Yam. "Bathysquillidae Manning, 1967". BiotaTaiwanica. Archived from the original on 2014-02-10. Retrieved 2014-02-10.