Hemisquilla australiensis
Species of mantis shrimp
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Hemisquilla australiensis is a species of mantis shrimp native to Australia[1] and also found in New Zealand.[2]
| Hemisquilla australiensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Stomatopoda |
| Family: | Hemisquillidae |
| Genus: | Hemisquilla |
| Species: | H. australiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemisquilla australiensis Stephenson, 1967 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hemisquilla ensigera australiensis Stephenson, 1967 | |
Etymology
The genus name Hemisquilla comes from Ancient Greek ἡμι- (hēmi-), meaning 'half', and Latin squilla, meaning 'a kind of shrimp'. The specific epithet australiensis comes from Australia, and -ensis, meaning 'from a place'.[citation needed]
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