Rissoides Explained

Rissoides is a genus of mantis shrimp. It is named after Antoine Risso,^[1] and includes the following species:^[2]

• Rissoides africanus (Manning, 1974)
• Rissoides barnardi (Manning, 1975)
• Rissoides calypso (Manning, 1974)
• Rissoides desmaresti (Risso, 1816)
• Rissoides pallidus (Giesbrecht, 1910)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names: Q & R . . Hans G. Hansen . August 26, 2007.
2. Web site: WoRMS . 2010 . Rissoides Manning & Lewinsohn, 1982 . . October 28, 2010.