''Cinetorhynchus'' 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
shrimp
Shrimp are crustaceans (a form of shellfish) with elongated bodies and a primarily swimming mode of locomotion – most commonly Caridea and Dendrobranchiata of the decapod order, although some crustaceans outside of this order are refer ...
in the family
Rhynchocinetidae
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''; this gives these shrimps thei ...
. It was originally described in 1995 by
Lipke Holthuis as a
subgenus
In biology, a subgenus (plural: subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.
In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between t ...
of the genus ''
Rhynchocinetes'', but was elevated to the rank of genus by Okuno in 1997.
Both genera share the characteristic jointed
rostrum, but differ in the numbers and positions of various
spines.
''Cinetorhynchus'' contains the following species:
*''
Cinetorhynchus brucei''
Okuno, 2009
*''
Cinetorhynchus concolor''
(Okuno, 1994)
*''
Cinetorhynchus erythrostictus''
Okuno, 1997
*''
Cinetorhynchus fasciatus''
Okuno & Tachikawa, 1997
*''
Cinetorhynchus gabonensis''
Ďuriš, Šobáňová & Wirtz, 2019
*''
Cinetorhynchus hawaiiensis''
Okuno & Hoover, 1998
*''
Cinetorhynchus hendersoni''
(Kemp, 1925)
*''
Cinetorhynchus hiatti''
(Holthuis & Hayashi, 1967)
*''
Cinetorhynchus manningi''
Okuno, 1996
*''
Cinetorhynchus reticulatus''
Okuno, 1997
*''
Cinetorhynchus rigens''
(Gordon, 1936)
*''
Cinetorhynchus striatus''
(Nomura & Hayashi, 1992)
References
Caridea
{{Caridea-stub