Family PSEUDOSQUILLIDAE Manning, 1977
Compiler and date details
May 2012 - Peter Davie, Queensland Museum, Brisbane
- Pseudosquillidae Manning, R.B. 1977. A monograph of the West African stomatopod Crustacea. Atlantide Report 12: 25-181 [95].
Type genus:
Pseudosquilla Dana, 1852.
Introduction
This family includes four genera of 'spearers', Pseudosquilla, Pseudosquillisma, Pseudosquillanaand Raoulserenea, all recorded from Australia. Pseudosquillids occupy a diverse range of habitats, from rocky and coral reefs to sand or mudflats and seagrass beds. Keys to all genera and species of the Pseudosquillidae are provided by Ahyong (2001).
Diagnosis
Cornea with six rows of rectangular ommatidia in the midband. Protopod of antenna with articulated, ventrally carinate plate dorsally. Third and fourth maxillipeds with propodi ovate, not ribbed or beaded ventrally; body subcylindrical, articulation compact. Mandibular palp 3-segmented. Maxillipeds 1 to 5 with an epipod. Raptorial claw with ischiomeral articulation terminal; propodus with three movable spines proximally, becoming sparsely pectinate distally; dactylus slender with three teeth, uninflated basally. Abdominal somite 6 articulating with telson. Telson with distinct, slender, median carina; submedian denticles absent in adults; submedian teeth with movable apices. Articulation of uropodal exopod segments terminal; distal spines on outer margin of uropodal exopod slender, straight, or slightly curved, but not strongly recurved anteriorly.
General References
Ahyong, S.T. 2001. Revision of the Australian Stomatopod Crustacea. Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 26: 1-326
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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28-Sep-2017 | STOMATOPODA Latreille, 1817 | 25-Jul-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
30-May-2012 | 30-May-2012 | MOVED | ||
10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |