Odontodactylidae
| Odontodactylus | |
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| Odontodactylus scyllarus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Stomatopoda |
| Superfamily: | Gonodactyloidea |
| Family: |
Odontodactylidae Manning, 1980 |
| Genus: |
Odontodactylus Bigelow, 1893 |
| Type species | |
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Cancer scyllarus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Odontodactylus is a genus of mantis shrimp, the only genus in the family Odontodactylidae. Mantis shrimp of the genus Odontodactylus can not only detect circular polarisation of light, but can also detect polarise light reflecting off their telson and uropods.
The genus Odontodactylus contains the following species:
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