Acanthephyra

Genus of shrimp

Acanthephyra
Preserved specimens of A. pelagica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Caridea
Superfamily:
Oplophoroidea
Family:
Acanthephyridae
Genus:
Acanthephyra

A. Milne-Edwards, 1881
Type species
Acanthephyra armata
A. Milne-Edwards, 1881

Acanthephyra is a genus of shrimp in the family Acanthephyridae,[1] with species that live at depths from 0 to more than 5000 meters deep below the ocean surface.[citation needed][2]

Species

  • Acanthephyra acanthitelsonis Spence Bate, 1888
  • Acanthephyra acutifrons Spence Bate, 1888
  • Acanthephyra armata A. Milne-Edwards, 1881
  • Acanthephyra brevicarinata Hanamura, 1984
  • Acanthephyra brevirostris Smith, 1885
  • Acanthephyra carinata Spence Bate, 1888
  • Acanthephyra chacei Krygier & Forss, 1981
  • Acanthephyra cucullata Faxon, 1893
  • Acanthephyra curtirostris Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
  • Acanthephyra eximia Smith, 1884
  • Acanthephyra faxoni Calman, 1939
  • Acanthephyra fimbriata Alcock & Anderson, 1894
  • Acanthephyra indica Balss, 1925
  • Acanthephyra kingsleyi Spence Bate, 1888
  • Acanthephyra media Spence Bate, 1888
  • Acanthephyra pelagica Risso, 1816
  • Acanthephyra prionota Foxton, 1971
  • Acanthephyra purpurea A. Milne-Edwards, 1881
  • Acanthephyra quadrispinosa Kemp, 1939
  • Acanthephyra rostrata Spence Bate, 1888
  • Acanthephyra sanguinea Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1892
  • Acanthephyra sibogae of Man, 1916
  • Acanthephyra sica Spence Bate, 1888
  • Acanthephyra smithi Kemp, 1939
  • Acanthephyra stylorostratis Spence Bate, 1888
  • Acanthephyra tenuipes Spence Bate, 1888
  • Acanthephyra trispinosa Kemp, 1939[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Acanthephyra A. Milne-Edwards, 1881". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  2. ^ "Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
Taxon identifiers
Acanthephyra