''Benthesicymus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
prawns
Prawn is a common name for small aquatic crustaceans with an exoskeleton and ten legs (which is a member of the order decapoda), some of which can be eaten.
The term "prawn"Mortenson, Philip B (2010''This is not a weasel: a close look at nature ...
, containing the following species:
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Benthesicymus altus''
Spence Bate, 1881
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Benthesicymus armatus
''Benthesicymus'' is a genus of prawns, containing the following species:
*'' Benthesicymus altus'' Spence Bate, 1881
*'' Benthesicymus armatus'' MacGilchrist, 1905
*''Benthesicymus bartletti'' Smith, 1882
*''Benthesicymus brasiliensis'' Spence ...
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MacGilchrist, 1905
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Benthesicymus bartletti
''Benthesicymus'' is a genus of prawns, containing the following species:
*'' Benthesicymus altus'' Spence Bate, 1881
*'' Benthesicymus armatus'' MacGilchrist, 1905
*'' Benthesicymus bartletti'' Smith, 1882
*'' Benthesicymus brasiliensis'' Spen ...
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Smith, 1882
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Benthesicymus brasiliensis
''Benthesicymus'' is a genus of prawns, containing the following species:
*'' Benthesicymus altus'' Spence Bate, 1881
*'' Benthesicymus armatus'' MacGilchrist, 1905
*''Benthesicymus bartletti'' Smith, 1882
*'' Benthesicymus brasiliensis'' Spenc ...
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Spence Bate, 1881
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Benthesicymus cereus
''Benthesicymus'' is a genus of prawns, containing the following species:
*'' Benthesicymus altus'' Spence Bate, 1881
*'' Benthesicymus armatus'' MacGilchrist, 1905
*''Benthesicymus bartletti'' Smith, 1882
*'' Benthesicymus brasiliensis'' Spenc ...
''
Burkenroad, 1936
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Benthesicymus crenatus
''Benthesicymus'' is a genus of prawns, containing the following species:
*'' Benthesicymus altus'' Spence Bate, 1881
*'' Benthesicymus armatus'' MacGilchrist, 1905
*'' Benthesicymus bartletti'' Smith, 1882
*'' Benthesicymus brasiliensis'' Spen ...
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Spence Bate, 1881
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Benthesicymus howensis
''Benthesicymus'' is a genus of prawns, containing the following species:
*'' Benthesicymus altus'' Spence Bate, 1881
*'' Benthesicymus armatus'' MacGilchrist, 1905
*'' Benthesicymus bartletti'' Smith, 1882
*'' Benthesicymus brasiliensis'' Spen ...
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Dall, 2001
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Benthesicymus investigatoris
''Benthesicymus'' is a genus of prawns, containing the following species:
*'' Benthesicymus altus'' Spence Bate, 1881
*'' Benthesicymus armatus'' MacGilchrist, 1905
*''Benthesicymus bartletti'' Smith, 1882
*'' Benthesicymus brasiliensis'' Spenc ...
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Alcock & Anderson, 1899
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Benthesicymus iridescens
''Benthesicymus'' is a genus of prawns, containing the following species:
*'' Benthesicymus altus'' Spence Bate, 1881
*'' Benthesicymus armatus'' MacGilchrist, 1905
*''Benthesicymus bartletti'' Smith, 1882
*'' Benthesicymus brasiliensis'' Spenc ...
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Spence Bate, 1881
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Benthesicymus laciniatus
''Benthesicymus'' is a genus of prawns, containing the following species:
*'' Benthesicymus altus'' Spence Bate, 1881
*'' Benthesicymus armatus'' MacGilchrist, 1905
*''Benthesicymus bartletti'' Smith, 1882
*'' Benthesicymus brasiliensis'' Spenc ...
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Rathbun, 1906
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Benthesicymus seymouri
''Benthesicymus'' is a genus of prawns, containing the following species:
*'' Benthesicymus altus'' Spence Bate, 1881
*'' Benthesicymus armatus'' MacGilchrist, 1905
*''Benthesicymus bartletti'' Smith, 1882
*'' Benthesicymus brasiliensis'' Spenc ...
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Tirmizi, 1960
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Benthesicymus strabus''
Burkenroad, 1936
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Benthesicymus tanneri''
Faxon, 1893
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Benthesicymus tirmiziae
''Benthesicymus'' is a genus of prawns, containing the following species:
*'' Benthesicymus altus'' Spence Bate, 1881
*'' Benthesicymus armatus'' MacGilchrist, 1905
*''Benthesicymus bartletti'' Smith, 1882
*'' Benthesicymus brasiliensis'' Spenc ...
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Crosnier, 1978
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Benthesicymus urinator''
Burkenroad, 1936
A single fossil species, formerly included in the genus ''Benthesicymus'', is now placed in a separate genus, ''
Palaeobenthesicymus
''Palaeobenthesicymus'' is an extinct genus of prawns which existed in what is now Lebanon in the Late Santonian
The Santonian is an age in the geologic timescale or a chronostratigraphic stage. It is a subdivision of the Late Cretaceous Epoc ...
''.
A 2020 study showed ''Benthesicymus'' to be
paraphyletic
In taxonomy (general), taxonomy, a group is paraphyletic if it consists of the group's most recent common ancestor, last common ancestor and most of its descendants, excluding a few Monophyly, monophyletic subgroups. The group is said to be pa ...
with five robust clades, 4 of which were diagnosed as new genera:
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Bathicaris'' , ''gen. nov.''
**''Bathicaris brasiliensis'' , comb. nov.
**''Bathicaris cereus'' , comb. nov.
**''Bathicaris iridescens'' , comb. nov.
**''Bathicaris seymouri'' , comb. nov.
**''Bathicaris strabus'' , comb. nov.
**''Bathicaris urinator'' , comb. nov.
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Dalicaris'' , ''gen. nov.''
**''Dalicaris altus'' , comb. nov.
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Maorrancaris'' , ''gen. nov.''
**''Maorrancaris investigatoris'' , comb. nov
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Trichocaris'' , ''gen. nov.''
**''Trichocaris bartletti'' , comb. nov.
**''Trichocaris tanneri'' , comb. nov.
**''Trichocaris tirmiziae'' , comb. nov.
References
Dendrobranchiata
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