Lebbeus

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Lebbeus
Lebbeus cribrinopsis - 01.jpg
Lebbeus grandimanus on Cribrinopsis fernaldi sea anemone
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Thoridae
Genus: Lebbeus
White, 1847 
Type species
Lebbeus orthorhynchus
(Leach mss) White, 1847 

Lebbeus is a genus of shrimp in the family Thoridae. It includes a species whose name was auctioned in 2009 to raise funds for conservation; Luc Longley won with a bid of A$3,600. He named the shrimp Lebbeus clarehannah . [1] [2] The following species are included: [3]

References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Lebbeus White, 1847". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  2. BRUCE, A. J. "Lebbeus rubrodentatus sp. nov. (Crustacea: Caridea: Hippolytidae) from the Australian North West Shelf" (PDF).{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Shrimpus eBayicus". The Scientist Magazine®. Retrieved 2020-02-14.