Gonodactylus smithii

Scientific Name:-

Gonodactylus smithii

Common Name:-

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Mantis shrimps

Status:-

Not evaluated. Photo Courtesy: Sreelatha, A. (1989)

Description:-

Lateral process of 5th, 6th and 7th thoracic somites bilobed; eye large. Stalk not inflated, cornea broader than stalk; carapace and abdomen with numerous longitudinal carinae and mandibular palp absent.

Threats:-

Not recorded.

Remark:-

Reported from Kerala coast by Sreelatha (1989) from Kerala coast.

Habitat:-

Demersal

Synonyms:-

Gonodactylus arabica Ghosh, 1990; Gonodactylus chiragra var. anancyrus Borradaile, 1900;
Gonodactylus chiragra var. intermedia de Man, 1929; Gonodactylus minikoiensis Ghosh, 1990

References:-

Ahyong, S. (2014). Gonodactylus smithii Pocock, 1893. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210245 on 2015-02-22
Kemp, S. & B. Chopra (1921): Notes on Stomatopoda. Rec. Indian Mus., (4) 22 (22): 297-311.
Sreelatha, A. 1989. Studies on Stomatopods (Crustacea) of the South- West Coast of India, Ph. D Thesis, University of Kerala.

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