Rhynchocinetidae
Encyclopedia
The family
Rhynchocinetidae are a group of small, reclusive red-and-white shrimp
. This family typically has an upward-hinged foldable rostrum
, hence its taxon name Rhynchocinetidae, which means movable beak. The family contains only two genera, Cinetorhynchus and Rhynchocinetes
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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...
Rhynchocinetidae are a group of small, reclusive red-and-white 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...
. This family typically has an upward-hinged foldable rostrum
Rostrum (anatomy)
The term rostrum is used for a number of unrelated structures in different groups of animals:*In crustaceans, the rostrum is the forward extension of the carapace in front of the eyes....
, hence its taxon name Rhynchocinetidae, which means movable beak. The family contains only two genera, Cinetorhynchus and Rhynchocinetes
Rhynchocinetes
Rhynchocinetes is a genus of shrimp, containing the following 14 species:*Rhynchocinetes albatrossae Chace, 1997*Rhynchocinetes australis Hale, 1941*Rhynchocinetes balssi Gordon, 1936*Rhynchocinetes brucei Okuno, 1994...
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