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]
| Acanthosquilla melissae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Stomatopoda |
| Family: | Nannosquillidae |
| Genus: | Acanthosquilla |
| Species: | A. melissae
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| Acanthosquilla melissae | |
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 edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c WoRMS (2018). "Acanthosquilla melissae Ahyong, 2007". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Acanthosquilla melissae Ahyong, 2007 - WAM C27142". gbif.org. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ a b c https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Acanthosquilla_melissae
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