Desmocaris

Desmocaris, also referred to as Nigerian Floating Shrimp, is a genus of crustaceans belonging to the monotypic family Desmocarididae.[1]

Desmocaris
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Desmocarididae
Genus: Desmocaris
Sollaud, 1911

The species of this genus are found in Central Africa [1] and in the forest zone of West Africa.[2]

Species:[1]

  • Desmocaris bislineata Powell, 1977
  • Desmocaris bisliniata Powell, 1977
  • Desmocaris trispinosa (Aurivillius, 1898)

References

  1. "Desmocaris Sollaud, 1911". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. Powell, C. B. (1979). "Suppression of Larval Development in the African Freshwater Shrimp Desmocaris trispinosa (Decapoda, Palaemonidae)". Crustaceana. Supplement (5): 185–194. ISSN 0167-6563.
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