Acanthosquilla melissae
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| Acanthosquilla melissae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Stomatopoda |
| Family: | Nannosquillidae |
| Genus: | Acanthosquilla |
| Species: | A. melissae |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthosquilla melissae | |
Holotype site: WAM C27142- Dampier Archipelago,'"`UNIQ--ref-0000000A-QINU`"' paratype sites: Shelburn Bay, QLD'"`UNIQ--ref-0000000B-QINU`"'
Acanthosquilla melissae is a species of stomatopod crustacean in the Nannosquillidae family,[2] and was first described by the Australian carcinologist Shane T. Ahyong in 2007.[2][1]
In Australia it has been found in the IMCRA regions of the Northwest Shelf Province (Western Australia), Northeast Shelf Transition (Queensland),[1][3] in the sub-tidal zone.[3]
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