Guyanacaris hirsutimana
Guyanacaris hirsutimana is a species of ghost shrimp found in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Guyana.[1] It was originally described as being in the genus Calocaris, later in Acanthaxius, and finally in Axiopsis before being placed in Guyanacaris.[1] It has been found at a depth of 50 metres (160 ft).[1]
| Guyanacaris hirsutimana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Axiidae |
| Genus: | Guyanacaris |
| Species: | G. hirsutimana |
| Binomial name | |
| Guyanacaris hirsutimana Boesch & Smalley, 1972[1] | |
References
- Sakai, Katsushi (2011). Axioidea of the World and a Reconsideration of the Callianassoidea (Decapoda, Thalassinidea, Callianassida). Crustacean Monographs. Vol. 13. pp. 121–123. ISBN 978-90-47-42418-5.
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