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Gonodactylus smithii, also known as the purple spot mantis shrimp or Smith's mantis shrimp, is a species of the smasher type of mantis shrimp. [2] G. smithii are the first animals discovered to be capable of dynamic polarization vision. [ 3 ]
Mantis shrimp are carnivorous marine crustaceans of the order Stomatopoda (from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma) 'mouth' and ποδός (podós) 'foot'). Stomatopods branched off from other members of the class Malacostraca around 400 million years ago, [ 2 ] with more than 520 extant species of mantis shrimp known.
The only extant members are the mantis shrimp (Stomatopoda), but two other orders existed in the Palaeozoic: Aeschronectida and Palaeostomatopoda. [1] References
Repeat with remaining wrappers and filling to create 16 dumplings. Bring 1 ½ cups water to a boil in the bottom of a 12" skillet. Place dumplings into a 12" three-tiered bamboo steamer lined with parchment paper that has been poked with holes, and place steamer over water. Cover and steam until dumplings are cooked through, about 4 minutes.
Squillidae is a family of mantis shrimp, the only family in the superfamily Squilloidea. [1] The type genus is Squilla . [ 2 ] It is the stomatopod family with the most genera , [ 2 ] as follows: [ 3 ]
Erythrosquilla is a genus of mantis shrimp, placed in its own family (Erythrosquillidae) and superfamily (Erythrosquilloidea) comprising two species: Erythrosquilla hamano Ahyong, 2001; Erythrosquilla megalops Manning & Bruce, 1984; The family is distinguished from other stomatopod families by the presence of a ridge on the mid-line of the ...
Odontodactylus is a genus of mantis shrimp, the only genus in the family Odontodactylidae. [1] Mantis shrimp of the genus Odontodactylus can not only detect circular polarisation of light, but can also detect polarised light reflecting off their telson and uropods. [2] The genus Odontodactylus contains the following species: [3]
Stomatopoda: Family: Hemisquillidae: ... Hemisquilla australiensis is a species of mantis shrimp native to Australia [1] ... This page was last edited on 6 October ...