Gnathophyllum elegans is a species of shrimps found in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean. The type specimen was found near Nice, France. It is active at night.
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| Gnathophyllum elegans | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Palaemonidae |
| Genus: | Gnathophyllum |
| Species: | G. elegans
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| Gnathophyllum elegans | |
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Drymo elegans Risso, 1816 | |
References
edit- ^ Histoire naturelle des Crustacés des environs de Nice: 1-175, pls. 1-3. A Risso - Librairie Grecque-Latine-Allemande, Paris, 1816
External links
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Media related to Gnathophyllum elegans at Wikimedia Commons- Photos of Gnathophyllum elegans on Sealife Collection
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