Bathysquillidae Explained

Bathysquillidae is a family of mantis shrimp. It contains two genera and three species. The family was described by Raymond Manning in 1967.

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.^[1]

Genera and species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, the family includes the following genera and species:^[2]

• Genus Altosquilla
  • Altosquilla soelae
• Genus Bathysquilla
  • Bathysquilla crassispinosa
  • Bathysquilla microps

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bathysquillidae Manning, 1967 . https://archive.today/20140210113334/http://crust.biota.biodiv.tw/pages/999 . dead . 2014-02-10 . Chan, Tin-Yam . BiotaTaiwanica . 2014-02-10 .
2. Shane Ahyong . 2012 . Bathysquillidae Manning, 1967 . 136086 . 2014-02-10.