Lysiosquillidae
Encyclopedia
Lysiosquillidae is a family
of mantis shrimp
, containing the following genera :
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 mantis shrimp
Mantis shrimp
Mantis shrimp or stomatopods are marine crustaceans, the members of the order Stomatopoda. They are neither shrimp nor mantids, but receive their name purely from the physical resemblance to both the terrestrial praying mantis and the shrimp. They may reach in length, although exceptional cases of...
, containing the following genera :
- LysiosquillaLysiosquillaLysiosquilla is a genus of mantis shrimp of the family Lysiosquillidae, containing the following species:*Lysiosquilla acanthocarpus*Lysiosquilla campechiensis Manning, 1962*Lysiosquilla capensis Hansen, 1895...
Dana, 1852 - Lysiosquillina Manning, 1995
- Lysiosquilloides Manning, 1977