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Stomatopod
Mantis shrimp, or stomatopods, are carnivorous marine crustaceans of the order Stomatopoda (). Stomatopods branched off from other members of the class Malacostraca around 340 million years ago. Mantis shrimp typically grow to around in length, while a few can reach up to . A mantis shrimp's carapace (the hard, thick shell that covers crustaceans and some other species) covers only the rear part of the head and the first four segments of the thorax. Varieties range in colour from shades of brown to vivid colours, with more than 450 species of mantis shrimp known. They are among the most important predators in many shallow, tropical and subtropical marine habitats. However, despite being common, they are poorly understood, as many species spend most of their lives sheltering in burrows and holes. Called "sea locusts" by ancient Assyrians, "prawn killers" in Australia, and now sometimes referred to as "thumb splitters"—because of the animal's ability to inflict painful w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malacostraca
Malacostraca (from New Latin; ) is the largest of the six classes of crustaceans, containing about 40,000 living species, divided among 16 orders. Its members, the malacostracans, display a great diversity of body forms and include crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill, prawns, woodlice, amphipods, mantis shrimp, tongue-eating lice and many other less familiar animals. They are abundant in all marine environments and have colonised freshwater and terrestrial habitats. They are segmented animals, united by a common body plan comprising 20 body segments (rarely 21), and divided into a head, thorax, and abdomen. Etymology The name Malacostraca was coined by a French zoologist Pierre André Latreille in 1802. He was curator of the arthropod collection at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris. The name comes from the Greek roots (', meaning "soft") and (', meaning "shell"). The name is misleading, since the shell is soft only immediately after moulting, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parasquillidae
Parasquillidae is a family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ... of mantis shrimp containing the three genera '' Faughnia'', '' Parasquilla'' and '' Pseudosquillopsis''. It was previously included in the superfamily Gonodactyloidea, but that group was found to be paraphyletic, and a new superfamily, Parasquilloidea was erected. References External links * Stomatopoda Crustacean families {{Malacostraca-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurysquillidae
Eurysquillidae is a family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ... of mantis shrimp. Formerly placed in the superfamily Gonodactyloidea, it has since been recognised that eurysquillids are closer to families in the Squilloidea, and so Eurysquillidae has been placed in its own superfamily, Eurysquilloidea. It includes six genera and 30 species *'' Coronidopsis'' Hansen, 1926 ** '' Coronidopsis bicuspis'' Hansen, 1926 ** '' Coronidopsis serenei'' Moosa, 1973 *'' Eurysquilla'' Manning, 1963a ** '' Eurysquilla chacei'' Manning, 1969 ** '' Eurysquilla crosnieri'' Moosa, 1991 ** '' Eurysquilla foresti'' Moosa, 1986 ** '' Eurysquilla galatheae'' Manning, 1977 ** '' Eurysquilla holthuisi'' Manning, 1969 ** '' Eurysquilla leloeuffi'' Manning, 1977 ** '' Eurysquilla maiaguesens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odontodactylus Scyllarus
''Odontodactylus scyllarus'', commonly known as the peacock mantis shrimp, harlequin mantis shrimp, painted mantis shrimp, clown mantis shrimp or rainbow mantis shrimp, is a large stomatopod native to the epipelagic seabed across the Indo-Pacific, ranging from Guam to East Africa, and as far South as Northern KwaZulu Natal in South Africa. In the marine aquarium trade, it is both prized for its attractiveness and considered by others to be a dangerous pest. Description ''O. scyllarus'' is one of the larger, more colourful mantis shrimps commonly seen, ranging in size from . They are primarily green with orange legs and leopard-like spots on the anterior carapace. Their ability to see circularly polarised light has led to studies to determine if the mechanisms by which their eyes operate can be replicated for use in reading CDs and similar optical storage devices. The dactyl club The dactyl club is the most electron dense region of the stomatopod exoskeleton. From a tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonodactylidae
Gonodactylidae is a family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ... of mantis shrimp. It contains these genera: *'' Gonodactylaceus'' Manning, 1995 *'' Gonodactylellus'' Manning, 1995 *'' Gonodactyloideus'' Manning, 1984 *'' Gonodactylolus'' Manning, 1970 *'' Gonodactylopsis'' Manning, 1969 *'' Gonodactylus'' Berthold, 1827 *'' Hoplosquilla'' Holthuis, 1964 *'' Hoplosquilloides'' Manning, 1978c *'' Neogonodactylus'' Manning, 1995 References Stomatopoda Crustacean families {{Malacostraca-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squillidae
Squillidae is a family of mantis shrimp, the only family in the superfamily Squilloidea. The type genus is '' Squilla''. It is the stomatopod family with the most genera, as follows: *''Alima'' Leach, 1817 *'' Alimopsis'' Manning, 1977 *'' Alimopsoides'' Moosa, 1991 *'' Anchisquilla'' Manning, 1968 *'' Anchisquilloides'' Manning, 1977 *'' Anchisquillopsis'' Moosa, 1986 *'' Areosquilla'' Manning, 1976 *'' Belosquilla'' Ahyong, 2001 *'' Busquilla'' Manning, 1978 *'' Carinosquilla'' Manning, 1968 *'' Clorida'' Eydoux & Souleyet, 1842 *'' Cloridina'' Manning, 1995 *'' Cloridopsis'' Manning, 1968 *'' Crenatosquilla'' Manning, 1984 *'' Dictyosquilla'' Manning, 1968 *'' Distosquilla'' Manning, 1977 *'' Erugosquilla'' Manning, 1995 *'' Fallosquilla'' Manning, 1995 *'' Fennerosquilla'' Manning & Camp, 1983 *'' Gibbesia'' Manning & Heard, 1997 *'' Harpiosquilla'' Holthuis, 1964 *'' Humesosquilla'' Manning & Camp, 2001 *'' Kaisquilla'' Ahyong, 2002 *'' Kempella'' Low & Ahyong, 2010 *'' L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetrasquillidae
Tetrasquillidae is a family of mantis shrimp containing ten genera: *'' Acaenosquilla'' Manning, 1991 *'' Allosquilla'' Manning, 1977 *'' Colubrisquilla'' Ahyong, 2012Ahyong, S.T. 2012The marine fauna of New Zealand: mantis shrimps (Crustacea: Stomatopoda).''NIWA biodiversity memoir'', (125) (soft cover) (hard cover) (electronic) *'' Heterosquilla'' Manning, 1963 *'' Heterosquilloides'' Manning, 1966 *'' Heterosquillopsis'' Moosa, 1991 *''Kasim Kasim as a given name, a variant of Qasim. It may refer to: People known only by the given name Kasim * Kasım Pasha, Ottoman general and governor * Kasım of Karaman, the last bey of the Karaman Beylik, a Turkish principality in Anatolia * Şeh ...'' Manning, 1995 *'' Pariliacantha'' Ahyong, 2012 *'' Tectasquilla'' Adkinson & Hopkins, 1984 *'' Tetrasquilla'' Manning & Chace, 1990 See also *'' Heterosquilla tricarinata'' References External links * Stomatopoda Crustacean families {{Malacostraca-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lysiosquillidae
The Lysiosquillidae are a family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ... of mantis shrimp, containing these genera: * '' Lysiosquilla'' Dana, 1852 * '' Lysiosquillina'' Manning, 1995 * '' Lysiosquilloides'' Manning, 1977 References Stomatopoda Crustacean families {{Malacostraca-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemisquillidae
''Hemisquilla'' is a genus of mantis shrimp, and the only genus in the family Hemisquillidae. It contains four species distributed in Australia and the Americas. Species in the genus typically eat snails, fish, rock oysters, and smaller crustaceans like crabs. They are preyed upon by larger bony fishes and cephalopods. Species Four species are recognized: Anatomy Prey capture in ''Hemisquilla'' species is extremely rapid. Contact with the prey is made within 4-10 milliseconds, and the striking limb moves at a linear velocity of around 10 meters per second. There are five physiologically different motor units composed of muscle fibers that work together to make this rapid strike possible. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q4511248 Stomatopoda Wikipedia Student Program Malacostraca genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre André Latreille
Pierre André Latreille (; 29 November 1762 – 6 February 1833) was a French zoologist, specialising in arthropods. Having trained as a Roman Catholic priest before the French Revolution, Latreille was imprisoned, and only regained his freedom after recognising a rare beetle species he found in the prison, ''Necrobia ruficollis''. He published his first important work in 1796 (), and was eventually employed by the . His foresighted work on arthropod systematics and taxonomy gained him respect and accolades, including being asked to write the volume on arthropods for George Cuvier's monumental work, , the only part not by Cuvier himself. Latreille was considered the foremost entomologist of his time, and was described by one of his pupils as "the prince of entomologists". Biography Early life Pierre André Latreille was born on 29 November 1762 in the town of Brive, then in the province of Limousin, as the illegitimate child of Jean Joseph Sahuguet d'Amarzit, général baro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crustacean
Crustaceans (Crustacea, ) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such animals as decapods, seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, amphipods and mantis shrimp. The crustacean group can be treated as a subphylum under the clade Mandibulata. It is now well accepted that the hexapods emerged deep in the Crustacean group, with the completed group referred to as Pancrustacea. Some crustaceans ( Remipedia, Cephalocarida, Branchiopoda) are more closely related to insects and the other hexapods than they are to certain other crustaceans. The 67,000 described species range in size from '' Stygotantulus stocki'' at , to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span of up to and a mass of . Like other arthropods, crustaceans have an exoskeleton, which they moult to grow. They are distinguished from other groups of arthropods, such as insects, myriapods and chelicerates, by the possession of biramous (two-parted) limbs, and by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bathysquillidae
Bathysquillidae is a family of mantis shrimp. It contains two genera and three species. Characteristics 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. Genera and species According to the World Register of Marine Species, the family includes the following genera and species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...: * Genus '' Altosquilla'' ** '' Altosquilla soelae'' * Genus '' Bathysquilla'' ** '' Bathysquilla crassispinosa'' ** '' Bathysquilla microps'' Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
