Rissoides

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Rissoides
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Rissoides africanus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Stomatopoda
Family: Squillidae
Genus: Rissoides
Manning & Lewinsohn, 1982
Type species
Squilla desmaresti
Risso, 1816

Rissoides is a genus of mantis shrimp. It is named after Antoine Risso, [1] and includes the following species: [2]

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References

  1. Hans G. Hansen. "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names: Q & R". Tjärnö Marine Biological Laboratory, Göteborg University & Stockholm University . Retrieved August 26, 2007.
  2. WoRMS (2010). "Rissoides Manning & Lewinsohn, 1982". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved October 28, 2010.