Stereomastis suhmi
Stereomastis suhmi, the blind lobster, is a species of crustacean resembling a prawn or a squat lobster. It was first described by Charles Spence Bate in 1878.[1][2]
| Stereomastis suhmi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Polychelidae |
| Genus: | Stereomastis |
| Species: | S. suhmi |
| Binomial name | |
| Stereomastis suhmi Bate, 1878 | |
It was first found off the coast of Tasmania, 95 km northeast of Flinders Island.[3]
References
- Galil, Bella (2000). A. Crosnier (ed.). "Crustacea Decapoda: Review of the genera and species of the family Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874" (PDF). Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM. 21 (184): 285–387.
- "Polycheles suhmi (Bate, 1878)".
- "Polycheles suhmi (Bate, 1878)".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.