Gnathophyllidae
Encyclopedia
Gnathophyllidae is a pantropical
and subtropical family
of shrimp
in the superfamily
Palaemonoidea
. They are often associated with echinoderm
s.
There are 5 genera and 14 species:
Pantropical
In biogeography, a pantropical distribution one which covers tropical regions of all of the major continents, i.e. in Africa, in Asia and in the Americas. Examples include the plant genera Acacia and Bacopa....
and subtropical family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of shrimp
Shrimp
Shrimp are swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. Adult shrimp are filter feeding benthic animals living close to the bottom. They can live in schools and can swim rapidly backwards. Shrimp are an important...
in the superfamily
Taxonomic rank
In biological classification, rank is the level in a taxonomic hierarchy. Examples of taxonomic ranks are species, genus, family, and class. Each rank subsumes under it a number of less general categories...
Palaemonoidea
Palaemonoidea
Palaemonoidea is a large superfamily of shrimp, containing nearly 1,000 species.*Anchistioididae Borradaile, 1915*Desmocarididae Borradaile, 1915*Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 1950*Gnathophyllidae Dana, 1852*Hymenoceridae Ortmann, 1890...
. They are often associated with echinoderm
Echinoderm
Echinoderms are a phylum of marine animals. Echinoderms are found at every ocean depth, from the intertidal zone to the abyssal zone....
s.
There are 5 genera and 14 species:
- Gnathophylleptum d'Udekem d'Acoz, 2001
- Gnathophylloides Schmitt, 1933
- GnathophyllumGnathophyllumGnathopyllum is a genus of shrimp, containing the following species:*Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Méneville, 1856*Gnathophyllum ascensione Manning, & Chace, 1990*Gnathophyllum circellum Manning, 1963...
Latreille, 1819 - Levicaris Bruce, 1973
- Pycnocaris Bruce, 1972