Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852

Wicksten, Mary K., 2012, Decapod Crustacea of the Californian and Oregonian Zoogeographic Provinces 3371, Zootaxa 3371, pp. 1-307 : 34

Family Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852

Pasiphaeids, sometimes called comb shrimps, get their common name from the unusual pectinate chelae, which have elongated fingers lined with comb-like rows of small spines. A few small tropical species live near the surface, but the species in the northeastern Pacific are generally found at 100 m or deeper. Some species migrate vertically to shallow depths at night. Color notes are from an unpublished key by J. Yaldwyn and fresh specimens from California unless otherwise noted .