Eurindicus bhugarbha
Appearance
Eurindicus bhugarbha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Caridea |
Family: | Euryrhynchidae |
Genus: | Eurindicus |
Species: | E. bhugarbha
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Binomial name | |
Eurindicus bhugarbha de Grave et al. 2018
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Type locality |
Eurindicus bhugarbha is a species of subterranean shrimp in the family Euryrhynchidae, known from a single location in Kerala. It is the only member of its family found in Asia.[1][2] The species is related to Troglindicus phreaticus, found in the Ratnagiri caves of Maharashtra.
References
[edit]- ^ GRAVE, SAMMY DE; ARJUN, CHARAMBILLY PURUSHOTHAMAN; RAGHAVAN, RAJEEV (2018-08-28). "The discovery of Euryrhynchidae (Crustacea: Decapoda) in India, with the description of a new genus and species". Zootaxa. 4462 (3): 367–378. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4462.3.4. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 30314033. S2CID 52976181.
- ^ Sudhakaran, P. (29 August 2018). "Unique shrimp genus discovered". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-04-02.