Laurentaeglyphea
| Laurentaeglyphea neocaledonica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Glypheidae |
| Genus: |
Laurentaeglyphea Forest, 2006 |
| Species: | L. neocaledonica |
| Binomial name | |
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Laurentaeglyphea neocaledonica (Richer de Forges, 2006) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Neoglyphea neocaledonica Richer de Forges, 2006 |
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Neoglyphea neocaledonica Richer de Forges, 2006
Laurentaeglyphea neocaledonica is a species of glypheoid lobster, and the only species in the genus Laurentaeglyphea. It is known from a single specimen collected on a guyot in the Coral Sea between Australia and New Caledonia. It is thought to be an active predator with colour vision, unlike its nearest living relative, Neoglyphea inopinata.
Laurentaeglyphea is known from a single adult female specimen, with a carapace 26.6 by 9 millimetres (1.05 in × 0.35 in) in size. In life, the animal is whitish and marked with red patches, especially on the abdomen and the distal segments of the first pereiopods; the markings are much fainter on the carapace.
Laurantaeglyphea has large (kidney-shaped) eyes, more developed in the lower half than the upper. The epistome, behind the two pairs of antennae on the ventral side, is large, but considerably shorter than that of Neoglyphea.Laurantaeglyphea has five pairs of pereiopods, all without true chelae (claws).
The single known specimen of Laurentaeglyphea was collected at a depth of 367–536 metres (1,204–1,759 ft) on Banc Capel (Chesterfield Plateau; 24°45.70′S 159°42.13′E / 24.76167°S 159.70217°E) in the Coral Sea.
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