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Barbouria

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Family
  
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Genus

Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Infraorder
  
Phylum
  
Order
  
Decapoda

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Parhippolyte sterreri, Decapoda, Kentucky cave shrimp, Mictocaris, Typhlatya

Barbouria is a genus of shrimp in the family Barbouriidae, comprising two species.

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B. cubensis

Barbouria cubensis was originally described in 1872 by Eduard von Martens – under the name Hippolyte cubensis – from anchialine caves between Cojimar and Castillo Morro, near Havana, Cuba. It has since been found in the Turks and Caicos Islands, Bermuda, Cayman Brac and the Bahamas. The animals grow to 36–40 millimetres (1.4–1.6 in) long and are a deep red colour. It is listed as a critically endangered species on the IUCN Red List.

B. yanezi

Barbouria yanezi was described in 2008 from Cozumel Island, Mexico. It grows to a length of 64 mm (2.5 in).

References

Barbouria Wikipedia


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