Typhlocaris Explained

Typhlocaris is a genus of blind cave-dwelling shrimp,^[1] placed in its own family, Typhlocarididae. It contains 4 species:^{[1] [2] [3]}

• Typhlocaris ayyaloni Tsurnamal, 2008 – Israel
• Typhlocaris galilea Calman, 1909 – Israel
• Typhlocaris lethaea Parisi, 1920 – Libya
• Typhlocaris salentina Caroli, 1923 – Apulia (Italy)

Notes and References

1. A new species of the stygobiotic blind prawn Typhlocaris Calman, 1909 (Decapoda, Palaemonidae, Typhlocaridinae) from Israel . M. Tsurnamal . . 81 . 4 . 2008 . 487–501 . 10.1163/156854008783797534.
2. The biology and ecology of the blind prawn, Typhlocaris galilea Calman (Decapoda, Caridea) . M. Tsurnamal . . 34 . 2 . 1978 . 195–213 . 20103268 . 10.1163/156854078X00736.
3. . 1909 . On a blind Prawn from the Sea of Galilee (Typhlocaris galilea, g. et sp. n.) . . 2nd ser., Zoology . 11 . 5 . 93–97 . 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1909.tb00194.x .