Nematocarcinoidea Explained

Nematocarcinoidea is a superfamily of shrimp, comprising four families – Eugonatonotidae, Nematocarcinidae, Rhynchocinetidae and Xiphocarididae.[1] [2] They share the presence of strap-like epipods on at least the first three pairs of pereiopods, and a blunt molar process.[3]

Notes and References

  1. S. De Grave & C. H. J. M. Fransen . 2011 . Carideorum Catalogus: the Recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda) . . 85 . 9 . 195–589, figs. 1–59 . 978-90-6519-200-4 . dead . https://archive.today/20121220093841/http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/85/nr02/a01 . 2012-12-20 .
  2. Web site: Sammy De Grave & Michael Türkay . 2011 . Nematocarcinoidea . . September 29, 2011.
  3. Book: Gary C. B. Poore . 2004 . Marine decapod Crustacea of Southern Australia: a Guide to Identification . . 978-0-643-06906-0 . Superfamily Nematocarcinoidea Smith, 1884 . 115–122 . https://books.google.com/books?id=TptuZCY3OU0C&pg=PT115.

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