Cumopsis fagei
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| Cumopsis fagei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Cumacea |
| Family: | Bodotriidae |
| Genus: | Cumopsis |
| Species: | C. fagei |
| Binomial name | |
| Cumopsis fagei (Băcescu, 1956) | |
Cumopsis fagei is a species of hooded shrimp from the family Bodotriidae. It is named for the French zoologist Louis Fage, and so should be pronounced /ˈfɑːʒiː/.[1]
Cumopsis fagei is small, about 6 mm (1⁄4 inch) long.[2]
Cumopsis fagei can be differentiated from similar cumaceans in that it has:
- a carapace without lateral folds
- pereon segments are smooth dorsally
- the female uropod ('tail-foot') is as long as the combined length of the three posterior pleon segments
- the proximal segment of the exopod is longer than the distal segment, which terminates with a strong spine but lacks spines on its inner edge[3]