OPLOPHORIDAE DANA, 1852
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FAMILY OPLOPHORIDAE DANA, 1852
The family Oplophoridae contains approximately 61 species of caridean shrimp partitioned among 10 genera (see Chace, 1986, for a taxonomic review). Nearly all known species are mesopelagic, with many species known from the deep sea. Their reported presence at hydrothermal vent or seep areas is almost certainly facultative (see below).
Chace FA Jr. 1986. The caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda) of the Albatross Philippine Expedition, 1907 - 1910, part 4: families Oplophoridae and Nematocarcinidae. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 432: 1 - 82.
Dana JD. 1852. Conspectus crustaceorum quae in orbis terrarum circumnavigatoire, Carlo Wilkes e classe Reipublicae Foederatae duce, lexit et descripsit. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 1852: 10 - 28.
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