Neocallichirus

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Neocallichirus
Neocallichirus jousseaumei (10.1590-2358-2936e2021019) Figure 1 (cropped).jpg
Neocallichirus jousseaumei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Callichiridae
Genus: Neocallichirus
Sakai, 1988

Neocallichirus is a genus of ghost shrimp crustaceans belonging to the infraorder Axiidea, within the order Decapoda. [1]

Species

There are 34 species assigned to this genus of mud shrimp: [2]

References

  1. Sakai, K. (1988). "A new genus and five new species of Callianassidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Thalassinidea) from Northern Australia". The Beagle: Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory. 5 (1): 51–59.
  2. "Neocallichirus Sakai, 1988". DecaNet. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 30 November 2025.