Crystalline Mantis Shrimp [Bathysquilla crystallina]
Description
The Crystalline Mantis Shrimp, or Bathysquilla crystallina, is a species that resides in the depths of the western Pacific Ocean. It is known for its somewhat translucent body, which provides an effective form of camouflage in its deep-sea habitat. Like other species in the genus Bathysquilla, it has a pair of powerful claws that it uses to hunt small fish and crustaceans.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
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|---|---|
| Class |
Crustaceans
Malacostraca
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| Order |
Mantis Shrimps
Stomatopoda
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| Family |
Bathysquillidae
Bathysquillidae
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| Genus |
Bathysquilla
Bathysquilla
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