Gnathophyllidae
| Gnathophyllidae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Gnathophyllum americanum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Superfamily: | Palaemonoidea |
| Family: | Gnathophyllidae Dana, 1852 |
Gnathophyllidae is a pantropical and subtropical family of shrimp in the superfamily Palaemonoidea.[1] They are often associated with echinoderms.[2]
There are 5 genera and 14 species:[3]
- Gnathophylleptum d'Udekem d'Acoz, 2001
- Gnathophylloides Schmitt, 1933
- Gnathophyllum Latreille, 1819
- Levicaris Bruce, 1973
- Pycnocaris Bruce, 1972
References
- ↑ P. J. F. Davie (2002). "Gnathophyllidae". Zoological Catalogue of Australia: Phyllocarida, Hoplocarida, Eucarida (Part 1). CSIRO Publishing. pp. 248–250. ISBN 0-643-06791-4.
- ↑ Raymond T. Bauer (2004). "Symbioses". Remarkable Shrimps: Adaptations and Natural History of the Carideans. University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 179–203. ISBN 978-0-8061-3555-7.
- ↑ Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109.
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