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Guyanacaris hirsutimana

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Guyanacaris hirsutimana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Axiidae
Genus: Guyanacaris
Species:
G. hirsutimana
Binomial name
Guyanacaris hirsutimana
Boesch & Smalley, 1972[1]

Guyanacaris hirsutimana is a species of ghost shrimp found in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Guyana.[1] It was originally described as being in the genus Calocaris, later in Acanthaxius, and finally in Axiopsis before being placed in Guyanacaris.[1] It has been found at a depth of 50 metres (160 ft).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Sakai, Katsushi (2011). Axioidea of the World and a Reconsideration of the Callianassoidea (Decapoda, Thalassinidea, Callianassida). Crustacean Monographs. Vol. 13. pp. 121–123. ISBN 978-90-47-42418-5.