Platysquilla eusebia is a species of mantis shrimp in the family Nannosquillidae, from the Mediterranean Sea and north-eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is a spearer, and grows up to 7 cm (2.8 in) long.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Stomatopoda |
| Family: | Nannosquillidae |
| Genus: | Platysquilla |
| Species: | P. eusebia
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| Platysquilla eusebia | |
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Squilla eusebia Risso, 1816 [2] | |
Distribution
editP. eusebia is found in the Mediterranean Sea and adjacent parts of the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of only two species of mantis shrimp found in waters around the British Isles (the other being Rissoides desmaresti).[3] Its occurrence in Galway Bay off the west coast of Ireland may represent the northern limit of its distribution.[4]
Description
editP. eusebia grows up to 7 centimetres (2.8 in) long.[5] It is a mantis shrimp of the spearer type, possessing raptorial claws with nine or more teeth.[2] It may be distinguished from the other species in its genus, P. enodis and P. horologii, by the number of epipods,[2] and from Rissoides desmaresti by the number of spines on the last segment of the raptorial claw, with R. desmaresti having only five.[6]
Taxonomy
editAlthough previously placed in the family Squillidae, Platysquilla is now considered a member of the Nannosquillidae.[7] P. eusebia was originally described in the geuns Squilla, but was moved by Raymond B. Manning to be the type species of the new genus Platysquilla in 1967.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Platysquilla eusebia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ a b c d David K. Camp (1971). "Platysquilla horologii (Stomatopoda, Lysiosquillidae), a new species from the Gulf of Mexico, with an emendation of the generic definition" (PDF). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 84 (15): 119–128.
- ^ "Full species list: Phylum Crustacea". Encyclopaedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Ulster Museum. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ P. De. Bhaldraithe (1975). "The occurrence of larvae of Platysquilla eusebia (Risso, 1816) off the west coast of Ireland (Stomatopoda)". Crustaceana. 29 (3): 295–296. doi:10.1163/156854075X00342.
- ^ Giovanni Nikiforos (2002). Fauna del Mediterraneo. Giunti. p. 366. ISBN 978-88-09-02608-7.
- ^ Anna Neish (2003). "A mantis shrimp - Rissoides desmaresti". Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland.
- ^ Shane T. Ahyong & J. K. Lowry (2001). "Stomatopoda: Families". crustacea.net.