Odontodactylus latirostris

Odontodactylus latirostris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Stomatopoda
Family: Odontodactylidae
Genus: Odontodactylus
Species:
O. latirostris
Binomial name
Odontodactylus latirostris
Borradaile, 1907

Odontodactylus latirostris is a species of mantis shrimp in the family Odontodactylidae.[1][2]

Etymology

The genus name Odontodactylus comes from Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús), meaning 'tooth', and δάκτυλος (dáktulos), meaning 'finger'. The specific epithet latirostris comes from Latin latus, meaning 'wide', and rostris, meaning 'snout'.

References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Odontodactylus latirostris Borradaile, 1907". www.marinespecies.org.
  2. ^ "o_latirostris". ucmp.berkeley.edu.