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Genus of crustaceans From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barbouria is a genus of shrimp in the family Barbouriidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Barbouria cubensis.
Barbouria cubensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Caridea |
Family: | Barbouriidae |
Genus: | Barbouria Rathbun, 1912 |
Species: | B. cubensis |
Binomial name | |
Barbouria cubensis (Von Martens, 1872) | |
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Barbouria cubensis was originally described under the name Hippolyte cubensis from anchialine caves between Cojimar and Castillo Morro, near Havana, Cuba. It has since been found in Mexico,[2] the Turks and Caicos Islands, Bermuda, Cayman Brac and the Bahamas.[2] The animals grow to 64 millimetres (2.5 in) long and are a deep red colour.[3] It is listed as a critically endangered species on the IUCN Red List.[4]