Stygiocaris
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| Stygiocaris stylifera | |
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| Genus: | Stygiocaris |
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Stygiocaris is a genus of shrimp from caves in the North West Cape and Barrow Island, Western Australia.[2]
Stygiocaris is highly
first described by Lipke Holthuis in 1960.[1]
The genus contains two species – S. stylifera and S. lancifera. S. stylifera is larger than S. lancifera, and also differs in the shape of the rostrum, which is lance-shaped in S. lancifera and constricted at its basal end, but straight and without any constriction in S. stylifera.[1] Other distinguishing features include the shape of the fifth and sixth abdominal somites, and the bases of the antennae.[1]
The two species of Stygiocaris were the first
Milyeringa veritas was described in 1945.[1] The temperature in the well was recorded as 29–30 °C (84–86 °F), and it contained fresh water, but is influenced by the tides.[1]