Maximiliaeus odoceros is a species of decapod within the family Solenoceridae,[1][2]discovered after being collected off Papua New Guinea in the Solomon Sea. The carapace of the species has bearing teeth along the entire dorsal border, along with three parallel carinae that run the entire length of the lateral carapace.[3]

Maximiliaeus odoceros
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Maximiliaeus
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M. odoceros
Binomial name
Maximiliaeus odoceros
Chan, 2012

References edit

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Maximiliaeus odoceros Chan, 2012". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  2. ^ "Maximiliaeus odoceros Chan, 2012". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  3. ^ Chan, Tin-Yam (2012). "New Genus of Deep-Sea Solenocerid Shrimp (Decapoda: Penaeoidea) from Papua New Guinea". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 32 (3): 489–495. doi:10.1163/193724012X626557. ISSN 0278-0372. S2CID 85403760.