Rimicaris exoculata
Species of crustacean / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rimicaris exoculata, commonly known as the 'blind shrimp', is a species of shrimp. It thrives on active hydrothermal edifices at deep-sea vents of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.[1] This species belongs to the Alvinocarididae family of shrimp, named after DSV Alvin, the vessel that collected the original samples described by M. L. Christoffersen in 1986. The name Rimicaris is derived from the Latin word 'rima', which means rift or fissure, in reference to the Mid Atlantic Ridge, and the Greek word 'karis', meaning shrimp. The species epithet 'exoculata' is derived from the Latin term 'exoculo', meaning deprived of eyes, referring to the highly modified, non-image-forming eyes.[2]
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Rimicaris exoculata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Caridea |
Family: | Alvinocarididae |
Genus: | Rimicaris |
Species: | R. exoculata |
Binomial name | |
Rimicaris exoculata Williams & Rona, 1986 | |
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