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Gnathophyllum elegans

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Gnathophyllum elegans
Gnathophyllum elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Palaemonidae
Genus: Gnathophyllum
Species:
G. elegans
Binomial name
Gnathophyllum elegans
(Risso, 1816)[1]
Synonyms

Drymo elegans Risso, 1816

Gnathophyllum elegans is a species of shrimps found in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean. The type specimen was found near Nice, France. It is active at night.

References

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  1. ^ Histoire naturelle des Crustacés des environs de Nice: 1-175, pls. 1-3. A Risso - Librairie Grecque-Latine-Allemande, Paris, 1816
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