species: Acanthosquilla derijardi in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Acanthosquilla derijardi


©Roy Caldwell: Acanthosquilla derijardi from Lizard Island.

©Roy Caldwell: Acanthosquilla derijardi from Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Malacostraca
Order Stomatopoda
Family Nannosquillidae
Genus Acanthosquilla
Species Acanthosquilla derijardi

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Distinguishing features

"Seven spines on telson above primary teeth and denticle, hatchet-shaped dactyl of the raptorial appendage."

"Dark brown and light transverse bands."

Both quotes from Roy's List accessed 9 Oct 2018, link below.

Size

  • Up to 7.5 cm (length according to Roy's List accessed 9 Oct 2018, link below)

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Palecanda, K.D. Feller and M.L. Porter, S. (2020). Using larval barcoding to estimate stomatopod species richness at Lizard Island, Australia for conservation monitoring. Scientific Reports, 10: 10990. LIRS catalog number LIRS 2397.