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]
| Acanthephyra | |
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| Preserved specimens of A. pelagica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Acanthephyridae |
| Genus: | Acanthephyra A. Milne-Edwards, 1881 |
| Type species | |
| Acanthephyra armata A. Milne-Edwards, 1881 | |
Species
edit- 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
edit- 1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Acanthephyra A. Milne-Edwards, 1881". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ↑ "Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2019-03-30.