Trypaea australiensis
Trypaea australiensis, the Australian ghost shrimp, is a species of ghost shrimp in the family Callianassidae. It is found in Indo-West Pacific and Australia.[1][2] The Trypaea australiensis are bio irrigators and bioturbators in marine sediments.[3]
| Trypaea australiensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Callianassidae |
| Genus: | Trypaea |
| Species: | T. australiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Trypaea australiensis Dana, 1852 | |
References
- "Trypaea australiensis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- "Trypaea australiensis". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- Contessa, L. (2004). "The impact of bait-pumping on populations of the ghost shrimp Trypaea Australiensis Dana (Decapoda: Callianassidae) and the sediment environment". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.
Further reading
- Nizinski, Martha S. (2003). "Annotated checklist of decapod crustaceans of Atlantic coastal and continental shelf waters of the United States" (PDF). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 116 (1): 96–157. ISSN 0006-324X.
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