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Family of crustaceans From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bathysquillidae is a family of mantis shrimp. It contains two genera and three species. The family was described by Raymond Manning in 1967.[1][2]
| Bathysquillid | |
|---|---|
| |
| Bathysquilla crassispinosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Stomatopoda |
| Superfamily: | Bathysquilloidea |
| Family: | Bathysquillidae Manning, 1967[1] |
Mantis shrimps in this family can be distinguished by the fact that the dorsal surface is rough and covered in tubercles, the exopod (outer branch) of the uropod (fan-like sixth abdominal segment appendage) is fully articulated and the telson (terminal segment) is wider than it is long. The fifth abdominal segment bears no posteriorly directed median spine.[3]
According to the World Register of Marine Species, the family includes the following genera and species:[1]
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