Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Caribbean Reef Mantis Shrimp
Lysiosquilla glabriuscula
Caribbean Reef Mantis Shrimp
Category: Mantis Shrimps
Scientific Name: Lysiosquilla glabriuscula
Synonyms: Lysiosquillina glabriuscula
Size: Up to 7 in. (18 cm)  
Distribution: South Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Hoplocarida (Subclass) Mantis Shrimps
    └Stomatopoda (Order)
     └Lysiosquillidae (Family)
      └Lysiosquilla (Genus)
       └L. glabriuscula (Species)
WoRMS ID: 1579720🔗
iNaturalist ID: 260482🔗

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