Odontodactylus

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Odontodactylidae

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacean
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Stomatopoda
Superfamily: Gonodactyloidea
Family: Odontodactylidae
Manning, 1980
Genus: Odontodactylus
Bigelow, 1893a
Species [1]

Odontodactylus brevirostris (Miers, 1884)
Odontodactylus hanseni (Pocock, 1893)
Odontodactylus havanensis (Bigelow, 1893)
Odontodactylus hawaiiensis Manning, 1967
Odontodactylus scyllarus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Odontodactylus is a genus of mantis shrimp, the only genus in the family Odontodactylidae [2].

Shrimps of the genus Odontodactylus can emmit circular polarized red light with cells in their tail[3].

[edit] References

  1. ^ Odontodactylus (TSN 99206). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ^ S. T. Ahyong & J. K. Lowry (2001-09-01). "Odontodactylidae". Stomatopoda: Families. crustacea.net. http://www.crustacea.net/crustace/stomatopoda/www/odonto.htm. 
  3. ^ Current Biology. 2008-03-20. 


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