Processidae

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Processidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Caridea
Superfamily: Processoidea
Ortmann, 1896
Family: Processidae
Ortmann, 1896
Genera
  • Ambidexter Manning & Chace, 1971
  • Clytomanningus Chace, 1997
  • Hayashidonus Chace, 1997
  • Nikoides Paul'son, 1875
  • Processa Leach, 1815

Processidae is a family of shrimp, comprising 65 species in 5 genera, and the only family in the superfamily Processoidea.[1] They are small, nocturnal animals, mostly living in shallow seas, particularly on grass flats. The first pereiopods are usually asymmetrical, with a claw on one, but not the other (Ambidexter forming the exception to this rule). The rostrum is generally a simple projection from the front of the carapace, with two teeth, one at the tip, and one further back.[2]

References

  1. Sammy De Grave, N. Dean Pentcheff, Shane T. Ahyong et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109. 
  2. Raymond B. Manning & Fenner A. Chace, Jr. (1971). "Shrimps of the family Processidae from the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 89. 


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