Hemisquilla australiensis

Hemisquilla australiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Stomatopoda
Family:	Hemisquillidae
Genus:	Hemisquilla
Species:	H. australiensis
Binomial name
Hemisquilla australiensis Stephenson, 1967
Synonyms
Hemisquilla ensigera australiensisStephenson, 1967

Hemisquilla australiensis is a species of mantis shrimp native to Australia ^[1] and also found in New Zealand. ^[2]

Etymology

The genus name Hemisquilla comes from Ancient Greek ἡμι- (hēmi-), meaning 'half', and Latin squilla, meaning 'a kind of shrimp'. The specific epithet australiensis comes from Australia, and -ensis, meaning 'from a place'.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. WoRMS (2022). "Hemisquilla australiensis Stephenson, 1967". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 3 May 2022.
2. "Species Hemisquilla australiensis Stephenson, 1967". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2022-05-03.