Hooded shrimp

Nippoleucon hinumensis

Classification

Class: Malacostraca
Order: Cumacea
Family: Leuconidae

Cumacea is an order of small marine crustaceans of the superorder Peracarida, occasionally called hooded shrimp or comma shrimp. Their unique appearance and uniform body plan makes them easy to distinguish from other crustaceans. They live in soft-bottoms such as mud and sand, mostly in the marine environment.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Netherlands · 6Germany · 1

Sources and credits

DescriptionCumacea, Wikipedia contributors

Hooded shrimp

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