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Branchinecta gigas is a species of fairy shrimp that lives in western Canada and the United States. It is the largest species of fairy shrimp, growing up to 86 mm (3.4 in) long. It is known commonly as the giant fairy shrimp. [1]
Lysiosquillina maculata, the zebra mantis shrimp, striped mantis shrimp or razor mantis, is a species of mantis shrimp found across the Indo-Pacific region from East Africa to the Galápagos and Hawaiian Islands. [2] At a length up to 40 cm, L. maculata is the largest mantis shrimp in the world. [2]
Gigantocypris, sometimes known as giant ostracod [1] or giant seed shrimp, [2] is a genus of ostracod crustaceans in family Cypridinidae, [3] and among the most well-known members of the class Ostracoda (together with Vargula hilgendorfii). [4]
The largest animal currently alive is the blue whale. The maximum recorded weight was 190 tonnes (209 US tons) for a specimen measuring 27.6 metres (91 ft), whereas longer ones, up to 33 metres (108 ft), have been recorded but not weighed. [1] [2] [3] It is estimated that this individual could have a mass of 250 tonnes or more.
The mantis shrimp may be the most beautiful, talented and deadly creature in the animal kingdom. Plus, their view of the world is way better than ours. The mantis shrimp has 16 color-receptive ...
The Lysiosquillidae or banded mantis shrimps are a family of mantis shrimp, comprising some of the largest known mantis shrimp species. [1] [2] The most common and best known species is Lysiosquillina maculata, the zebra mantis shrimp. [3]
Referred to by the researchers as a "supergiant," the largest of the specimens weighed more than 2.2 pounds and was 12.8 inches long – making it one of the largest known isopods.
There are 6-12 upper teeth on the rostrum, including 2 on the carapace. The largest females have a total length of 225 millimetres (8.9 in) and the largest males grow to 170 millimetres (6.7 in). The more common measurements for females are 170–200 millimetres (6.7–7.9 in) body length and for males 130–140 millimetres (5.1–5.5 in). [2]