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Guyanacaris caespitosa

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Guyanacaris caespitosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Axiidae
Genus: Guyanacaris
Species:
G. caespitosa
Binomial name
Guyanacaris caespitosa
Squires, 1979[1]

Guyanacaris caespitosa is a species of ghost shrimp found in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Colombia.[1] It was originally described as being in the genus Axiopsis and later in the genus Acanthaxius.[1] It has been found at a depth of 90 metres (300 ft).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Sakai, Katsushi (2011). Axioidea of the World and a Reconsideration of the Callianassoidea (Decapoda, Thalassinidea, Callianassida). Crustacean Monographs. Vol. 13. pp. 120–121. ISBN 978-90-47-42418-5.