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Luciferidae
Sign in to saveLuciferidae is a family of prawns belonging to the superfamily Sergestoidea. Members of this family are small and are characterised by bioluminescence. Another characteristic of this family is the loss or reduction of some appendages.
Species
ユメエビ科
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderDecapoda
- FamilyLuciferidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 22
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Luciferidae
- Collections
- NMV, YPM, TCWC, USNM, TMAG, AM
- Recorded in
- Australia, Maldives, United States
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- Behavior
- Taxonomy
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Luciferidae is a family of prawns belonging to the superfamily Sergestoidea. Members of this family are small and are characterised by bioluminescence. Another characteristic of this family is the loss or reduction of some appendages.
== Behavior == They are predators of tiny planktonic crustaceans. They capture their prey by using their third pereiopod which is thick with the limb covered in curved spines.
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