Prionocrangon ommatosteres

Prionocrangon ommatosteres

"Blind Crustacean
Prionocrangon ommatosteres, a blind deep-sea shrimp from the An 'am Sea, 405 fathoms. The eyes are completely atrophied, and the eyestalks are reduced to mere scales. The basal joint of the antennules, which contains the organ of hearing, is very greatly enlarged, perhaps to compensate for the loss of vision.
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Prionocrangon  ommatosteres
Kingdom Animalia – Animal, animals
Phylum Arthropoda – arthropods
Subphylum Crustacea Brünnich, 1772 – crustaceans
Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802
Subclass Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892
Superorder Eucarida Calman, 1904 – camarão, caranguejo, ermitão, lagosta, siri
Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 – crabs, crayfishes, lobsters, prawns, shrimp
Suborder Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852
Superfamily Crangonoidea Haworth, 1825
Family Crangonidae Haworth, 1825
Genus Prionocrangon Wood Mason and Alcock, 1891
Prionocrangon, Wood Mason and Alcock, 1891, Taxonomic Serial No.: 97200

References

  • A Blind Crustacean
  • Prionocrangon, Wood Mason and Alcock, 1891, Taxonomic Serial No.: 97200
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