Mantis Shrimps [Stomatopoda]
Description
Stomatopoda, or mantis shrimps, are known for their strikingly colored bodies and powerful raptorial appendages, used for hunting. They inhabit tropical and subtropical waters, living in burrows on the seabed.
Families
Bathysquillidae [Bathysquillidae]
View DetailsEurysquillidae [Eurysquillidae]
View DetailsGonodactylidae [Gonodactylidae]
View DetailsHemisquillidae [Hemisquillidae]
View DetailsLysiosquillidae [Lysiosquillidae]
View DetailsParasquillidae [Parasquillidae]
View DetailsProtosquillidae [Protosquillidae]
View DetailsSquillidae [Squillidae]
View DetailsTaxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
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|---|---|
| Class |
Crustaceans
Malacostraca
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Statistics
- Families 8