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Acanthosquilla melissae

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Acanthosquilla melissae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Stomatopoda
Family: Nannosquillidae
Genus: Acanthosquilla
Species:
A. melissae
Binomial name
Acanthosquilla melissae
Ahyong, 2007[1]
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Holotype site: WAM C27142- Dampier Archipelago,[3] paratype sites: Shelburn Bay, QLD[4]

Acanthosquilla melissae is a species of stomatopod crustacean in the Nannosquillidae family,[2] and was first described by the Australian carcinologist Shane T. Ahyong in 2007.[2][1]

In Australia it has been found in the IMCRA regions of the Northwest Shelf Province (Western Australia), Northeast Shelf Transition (Queensland),[1][4] in the sub-tidal zone.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Shane T. Ahyong (2007). "Stomatopod Crustacea from the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum, supplement. 73 (1): 41-55 [48-51]. doi:10.18195/ISSN.0313-122X.73.2007.041-055. ISSN 0313-122X. Wikidata Q60357605.
  2. ^ a b c WoRMS (2018). "Acanthosquilla melissae Ahyong, 2007". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Acanthosquilla melissae Ahyong, 2007 - WAM C27142". gbif.org. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b c https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Acanthosquilla_melissae