Lysiosquillidae

Lysiosquillidae
Lysiosquillina maculata , with an eel in the background.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Stomatopoda
Superfamily:	Lysiosquilloidea
Family:	Lysiosquillidae Giesbrecht, 1910
Genera
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The Lysiosquillidae or banded mantis shrimps are a family of mantis shrimp, comprising some of the largest known mantis shrimp species. ^{[1] [2]} The most common and best known species is Lysiosquillina maculata , the zebra mantis shrimp. ^[3]

Natural history

Like all mantis shrimps, banded mantis shrimps dig burrows in the sea floor. ^[2] Banded mantis shrimp burrows are relatively deep, descending vertically into soft substrate. ^[1] Unlike other clades, however, they rarely leave their burrows, preferring to ambush their prey from the safety of their homes. ^{[2] [1]}

Genera

• Lysiosquilla Dana, 1852
• Lysiosquillina Manning, 1995
• Lysiosquilloides Manning, 1977

Interactions with humans

If banded mantis shrimp leave their burrows, they may be at risk to be caught by artisnal fishers, trawls, or night lights. ^[2]

References

1. Shane T. Ahyong; Chia-Wei Lin (2022-01-01). "Phylogenetic Appraisal of Lysiosquillidae Giesbrecht, 1910, and a New Species of Lysiosquilloides Manning, 1977, from Taiwan (Crustacea: Stomatopoda: Lysiosquilloidea)". Zoological Studies. 無 (61): e12. doi:10.6620/ZS.2022.61-12. PMC   9579857 . PMID   36330032.^{[ dead link ]}
2. Manning, R.B. (1998). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific Volume 2: Cephalopods, crustaceans, holothurians and sharks / Stomatopods. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. pp. 829, 830, 835–837. ISBN   92-5-104052-4.
3. B., Manning, Raymond (1978). Synopses of the Indo-West-Pacific species of Lysiosquilla Dana, 1852 (Crustacea:Stomatopoda:Lysiosquillidae). Smithsonian Institution. OCLC   1123771229.