Gnathophyllidae | |
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Gnathophyllum americanum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Infraorder: | Caridea |
Superfamily: | Palaemonoidea |
Family: |
Gnathophyllidae Dana, 1852 |
Gnathophyllidae is a pantropical and subtropical family of shrimp in the superfamily Palaemonoidea. They are often associated with echinoderms.
There are 5 genera and 14 species: