Desmocaris, also referred to as Nigerian Floating Shrimp, is a genus of crustaceans belonging to the monotypic family Desmocarididae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Desmocarididae |
| Genus: | Desmocaris Sollaud, 1911 |
The species of this genus are found in Central Africa [1] and in the forest zone of West Africa.[2]
Species:[1]
- Desmocaris bislineata Powell, 1977
- Desmocaris bisliniata Powell, 1977
- Desmocaris trispinosa (Aurivillius, 1898)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Desmocaris Sollaud, 1911". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ Powell, C. B. (1979). "Suppression of Larval Development in the African Freshwater Shrimp Desmocaris trispinosa (Decapoda, Palaemonidae)". Crustaceana. Supplement (5): 185–194. ISSN 0167-6563. JSTOR 25027502.
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