Dactylonia monnioti
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| Dactylonia monnioti | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Palaemonidae |
| Genus: | Dactylonia |
| Species: | D. monnioti |
| Binomial name | |
| Dactylonia monnioti (Bruce, 1990) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Pontonia monnioti Bruce, 1990 | |
Dactylonia monnioti is a small shrimp in the family Palaemonidae, first described by Alexander James Bruce.[1][2] The species epithet honours Claude Monniot who was responsible for finding the species.[2]
Dactylonia monnioti is only known from New Caledonia,[3] and is a benthic species dwelling at depths of 260 - 285 metres.[3]
