Spongicolidae is a family of glass sponge shrimp in the order Decapoda. There are about 8 genera and more than 40 described species in Spongicolidae.[1][2] Apart from the shallows-dwelling genus Microprosthema, the family consists of glass sponge infauna, living within the body cavity of the sponge, presumably for life with a few other sponge shrimp. The sponge infaunal species most often inhabit Euplectella sponges, but can be found in Hyalonema sieboldii, Dactylocalyx pumiceus, Regradella phoenix, and R. okinosena.[3]

Genera

These eight genera belong to the family Spongicolidae:

References

  1. ^ "Spongicolidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  2. ^ "Spongicolidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  3. ^ Saito, Tomomi (2003). "Phylogeny of the family Spongicolidae (Crustacea: Stenopodidea): evolutionary trend from shallow-water free-living to deep-water sponge-associated habitat" (PDF). researchgate.net. Retrieved 23 August 2024.

Further reading


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spongicolidae
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