Barbouria
| Barbouria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Barbouriidae |
| Genus: | Barbouria Rathbun, 1912 |
| Species | |
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Barbouria is a genus of shrimp in the family Barbouriidae, comprising two species.[1]
B. cubensis
Barbouria cubensis was originally described in 1872 by Eduard von Martens – under the name Hippolyte cubensis – from anchialine caves between Cojimar and Castillo Morro, near Havana, Cuba. It has since been found in the Turks and Caicos Islands, Bermuda, Cayman Brac and the Bahamas.[1] The animals grow to 36–40 millimetres (1.4–1.6 in) long and are a deep red colour.[2] It is listed as a critically endangered species on the IUCN Red List.[3]
B. yanezi
Barbouria yanezi was described in 2008 from Cozumel Island, Mexico.[1] It grows to a length of 64 mm (2.5 in).[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Luis M. Mejía, Esteban Zarza, & Marilú López (2008). "Barbouria yanezi sp. nov., a new species of cave shrimp (Decapoda, Barbouriidae) from Cozumel Island, Mexico". Crustaceana 81 (6): 663–672. doi:10.1163/156854008784513474.
- ↑ Lipke B. Holthuis (1963). "On red-coloured shrimps (Decapoda, Caridea) from tropical land-locked saltwater pools" (PDF). Zoologische Mededelingen 38 (16): 261–279.
- ↑ T. M. Illiffe (1996). "Barbouria cubensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
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