Macrobrachium hancocki

Macrobrachium hancocki is a species of freshwater shrimp found from Costa Rica southwards to Colombia and on Cocos Island and the Galápagos Islands.[1] The species primarily inhabits swamp waters, small streams and stagnant pools. This species was first described in 1958.[2]

Macrobrachium hancocki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Palaemonidae
Genus: Macrobrachium
Species:
M. hancocki
Binomial name
Macrobrachium hancocki
Holthuis, 1950

References

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  1. ^ a b De Grave, S. (2013). "Macrobrachium hancocki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T198107A2512059. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T198107A2512059.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Charles Fransen (2012). "Macrobrachium hancocki (Holthuis, 1950)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.