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Benthesicymidae

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Benthesicymidae

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Benthesicymidae is a family of pelagic and bathypelagic shrimps in the suborder Dendrobranchiata. Because they live in the deep ocean, these shrimp are difficult to collect, and much is still unknown about their ecology and evolution. Recent work by Vereshchaka & Lunina has clarified evolutionary relationships within the family. Evidence for fossil Benthesicymidae have been collected from the Late Santonian of Lebanon.

Species

オヨギチヒロエビ科

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassMalacostraca
  4. OrderDecapoda
  5. FamilyBenthesicymidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded69,953

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Specimen records
44
With media
11
Family
Benthesicymidae
Collections
YPM, TMAG, WAM, MNHN, AM, TCWC
Recorded in
United States, Australia, Nouvelle-Caledonie, Madagascar, Sud Madagascar, Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea

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Benthesicymidae is a family of pelagic and bathypelagic shrimps in the suborder Dendrobranchiata. Because they live in the deep ocean, these shrimp are difficult to collect, and much is still unknown about their ecology and evolution. Recent work by Vereshchaka & Lunina has clarified evolutionary relationships within the family. Evidence for fossil Benthesicymidae have been collected from the Late Santonian of Lebanon.

== References ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Benthesicymidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.