OPLOPHORIDAE DANA, 1852

Martin, Joel W. & Haney, Todd A., 2005, Decapod crustaceans from hydrothermal vents and cold seeps: a review through 2005, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 145 (4), pp. 445-522 : 471

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00178.x

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D96F29-FFBF-FF9A-FC60-FA11FBFD08BE

treatment provided by

Diego

scientific name

OPLOPHORIDAE DANA, 1852
status

 

FAMILY OPLOPHORIDAE DANA, 1852 View in CoL

The family Oplophoridae contains approximately 61 species of caridean shrimp partitioned among 10 genera (see Chace, 1986, for a taxonomic review). Nearly all known species are mesopelagic, with many species known from the deep sea. Their reported presence at hydrothermal vent or seep areas is almost certainly facultative (see below).

Darwin Core Archive (for parent article) View in SIBiLS Plain XML RDF