- Pseudosquilla ciliata
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Pseudosquilla ciliata Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Stomatopoda Family: Pseudosquillidae Genus: Pseudosquilla Species: P. ciliata Binomial name Pseudosquilla ciliata
(Fabricius, 1787) [1]Synonyms - Squilla ciliata Fabricius, 1787
- Squilla quadrispinosa Eydoux & Souleyet, 1842
- Squilla stylifera Lamarck, 1818
Pseudosquilla ciliata, the common mantis shrimp, is a species of mantis shrimp, known by common names including rainbow mantis shrimp and false mantis shrimp.[2] It is widepsread in the Indo-Pacific region.[3]
The colour of P. ciliata varies greatly depending on an individual's environment; for example, P. ciliata living in a grass flat will often turn green, while one living in coralline algae will often turn red. P. ciliata may reach a total length of 95 millimetres (3.7 in).[2]
References
- ^ "Pseudosquilla ciliata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=99184. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- ^ a b Roy Caldwell. "Species: Pseudosquilla ciliata". Roy's List of Stomatopoda for the Aquarium. University of California Museum of Paleontology. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/malacostraca/eumalacostraca/royslist/species.php?name=p_ciliata. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
- ^ Ming-Hong Cheung, Joey K. W. Leung & Kenny Leung. "A photo record of the coral reef mantis shrimp, Pseudosquilla ciliata in Hong Kong" (PDF). University of Hong Kong. http://www.hku.hk/ecology/porcupine/por29pdf/por29-p08-13.pdf.
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