Ctenocheloides attenboroughi
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| Ctenocheloides attenboroughi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Ctenochelidae |
| Genus: | Ctenocheloides |
| Species: | C. attenboroughi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenocheloides attenboroughi Anker, 2010 | |
Ctenocheloides attenboroughi is a species of ghost shrimp in the family Ctenochelidae. It was described in 2010 and named in honour of the British natural history broadcaster Sir David Attenborough.[1] It is known from a single female specimen collected in shallow water on the north-western coast of Madagascar.[1] The total length of the specimen is 19.8 millimetres (0.78 in), with a carapace 4.15 mm (0.163 in) long.[1]
