The Lysiosquillidae or banded mantis shrimps are a family of mantis shrimp, comprising some of the largest known mantis shrimp species.[1][2] The most common and best known species is Lysiosquillina maculata, the zebra mantis shrimp.[3]
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| Lysiosquillina maculata, with an eel in the background. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Stomatopoda |
| Superfamily: | Lysiosquilloidea |
| Family: | Lysiosquillidae Giesbrecht, 1910 |
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Natural history
editLike all mantis shrimps, banded mantis shrimps dig burrows in the sea floor.[2] Banded mantis shrimp burrows are relatively deep, descending vertically into soft substrate.[1] Unlike other clades, however, they rarely leave their burrows, preferring to ambush their prey from the safety of their homes.[2][1]
Genera
edit- Lysiosquilla Dana, 1852
- Lysiosquillina Manning, 1995
- Lysiosquilloides Manning, 1977
Interactions with humans
editIf banded mantis shrimp leave their burrows, they may be at risk to be caught by artisnal fishers, trawls, or night lights.[2]
References
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- ^ a b c Shane T. Ahyong; Chia-Wei Lin (2022-01-01). "Phylogenetic Appraisal of Lysiosquillidae Giesbrecht, 1910, and a New Species of Lysiosquilloides Manning, 1977, from Taiwan (Crustacea: Stomatopoda: Lysiosquilloidea)". Zoological Studies. 無 (61): e12. doi:10.6620/ZS.2022.61-12. PMC 9579857. PMID 36330032.
- ^ a b c d Manning, R.B. (1998). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific Volume 2: Cephalopods, crustaceans, holothurians and sharks / Stomatopods. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. pp. 829, 830, 835–837. ISBN 92-5-104052-4.
- ^ B., Manning, Raymond (1978). Synopses of the Indo-West-Pacific species of Lysiosquilla Dana, 1852 (Crustacea:Stomatopoda:Lysiosquillidae). Smithsonian Institution. OCLC 1123771229.
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