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Platysquilla eusebia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Stomatopoda
Family: Nannosquillidae
Genus: Platysquilla
Species:
P. eusebia
Binomial name
Platysquilla eusebia

(Risso, 1816) [1]

Synonyms

Squilla eusebia Risso, 1816 [2]

Platysquilla eusebia is a speciesofmantis shrimp in the family Nannosquillidae, from the Mediterranean Sea and north-eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is a spearer, and grows up to 7 cm (2.8 in) long.

Distribution[edit]

P. eusebia is found in the Mediterranean Sea and adjacent parts of the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of only two species of mantis shrimp found in waters around the British Isles (the other being Rissoides desmaresti).[3] Its occurrence in Galway Bay off the west coast of Ireland may represent the northern limit of its distribution.[4]

Description[edit]

P. eusebia grows up to 7 centimetres (2.8 in) long.[5] It is a mantis shrimp of the spearer type, possessing raptorial claws with nine or more teeth.[2] It may be distinguished from the other species in its genus, P. enodis and P. horologii, by the number of epipods,[2] and from Rissoides desmaresti by the number of spines on the last segment of the raptorial claw, with R. desmaresti having only five.[6]

Taxonomy[edit]

Although previously placed in the family Squillidae, Platysquilla is now considered a member of the Nannosquillidae.[7] P. eusebia was originally described in the geuns Squilla, but was moved by Raymond B. Manning to be the type species of the new genus Platysquilla in 1967.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Platysquilla eusebia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  • ^ a b c d David K. Camp (1971). "Platysquilla horologii (Stomatopoda, Lysiosquillidae), a new species from the Gulf of Mexico, with an emendation of the generic definition" (PDF). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 84 (15): 119–128.
  • ^ "Full species list: Phylum Crustacea". Encyclopaedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Ulster Museum. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
  • ^ P. De. Bhaldraithe (1975). "The occurrence of larvae of Platysquilla eusebia (Risso, 1816) off the west coast of Ireland (Stomatopoda)". Crustaceana. 29 (3): 295–296. doi:10.1163/156854075X00342.
  • ^ Giovanni Nikiforos (2002). Fauna del Mediterraneo. Giunti. p. 366. ISBN 978-88-09-02608-7.
  • ^ Anna Neish (2003). "A mantis shrimp - Rissoides desmaresti". Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland.
  • ^ Shane T. Ahyong & J. K. Lowry (2001). "Stomatopoda: Families". crustacea.net.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Platysquilla_eusebia&oldid=1024944701"

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