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Scientific Name: Harpiosquilla raphidea (Fabricius, 1798)
English Name: Mantis shrimp
Local/Bangla Name: Icha (ইচা)
Photo: Crustaceology
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Stomatopoda
Family: Squillidae
Description:
These shrimp have a long, beak-like projection on the front of their head, as well as a sharp spine. They also have lateral processes on the 5th, 6th, and 7th thoracic somites.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sundarbans mangrove coast.
Environment:
Marine, Brakish
Other References:
Guido & Philippe Poppe. Editors. 2023. Crustaceology
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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