Gilvossius tyrrhenus
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Gilvossius tyrrhenus (formerly Pestarella tyrrhena) is a species of thalassinidean crustacean (ghost shrimp or mud shrimp) which grows to a length of 70 mm (2.8 in). It lives in burrows in shallow sandy parts of the sea-bed in the Mediterranean Sea and northern Atlantic Ocean. It is the most common thalassinidean in the Mediterranean,[2] and has been used as bait by fishermen for at least 200 years.[3]
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Genus: | Gilvossius |
Species: | G. tyrrhenus |
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Gilvossius tyrrhenus (Petagna, 1792) | |
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