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Callianassa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Malacostraca

Scientific name
  
Callianassa

Rank
  
Genus

Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Family
  
Callianassidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Decapoda

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Similar
  
Callianassidae, Decapoda, Thalassinidea, Upogebia, Callichirus

Callianassa is a genus of mud shrimps, in the family Callianassidae. Three of the species in this genus (C. candida, C. tyrrhena and C. whitei) have been split off into a new genus, Pestarella, while others such as Callianassa filholi have been moved to Biffarius.

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Callianassa Ghost shrimp Callianassa sp Pacific Panama Art Flickr

Callianassa islagrande alias pichanga


Species

Forty-six species are currently recognised in the genus Callianassa:

Several species are known from the fossil record, including:

  • †Callianassa elegans Bohm 1922 (Java)


    • Callianassa CRUSTACEANS

    Callianassa Callianassa Wikipedia

    Callianassa Mugga Callianassa subterranea

    Callianassa Shrimps CALLIANASSIDAE Callianassa australiensis Marine

    References

    Callianassa Wikipedia
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