Typhlocaris is a genus of blind cave-dwelling shrimp,[1] placed in its own family, Typhlocarididae. It contains 4 species:[1][2][3]
- Typhlocaris ayyaloni Tsurnamal, 2008 – Israel
- Typhlocaris galilea Calman, 1909 – Israel
- Typhlocaris lethaea Parisi, 1920 – Libya
- Typhlocaris salentina Caroli, 1923 – Apulia (Italy)
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| T. galilea (male). Plate from Calman, 1909 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Superfamily: | Palaemonoidea (?) |
| Family: | Typhlocarididae Annandale & Kemp, 1913 |
| Genus: | Typhlocaris Calman, 1909 |
| Type species | |
| Typhlocaris galilea Calman, 1909
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References
edit- ^ a b M. Tsurnamal (2008). "A new species of the stygobiotic blind prawn Typhlocaris Calman, 1909 (Decapoda, Palaemonidae, Typhlocaridinae) from Israel". Crustaceana. 81 (4): 487–501. doi:10.1163/156854008783797534.
- ^ M. Tsurnamal (1978). "The biology and ecology of the blind prawn, Typhlocaris galilea Calman (Decapoda, Caridea)". Crustaceana. 34 (2): 195–213. doi:10.1163/156854078X00736. JSTOR 20103268.
- ^ W. T. Calman (1909). "On a blind Prawn from the Sea of Galilee (Typhlocaris galilea, g. et sp. n.)". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 2nd ser., Zoology. 11 (5): 93–97. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1909.tb00194.x.
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