Ascidonia
| Ascidonia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Palaemonidae |
| Genus: | Ascidonia Fransen, 2002 |
| Type species | |
| Pontonia flavomaculata Heller, 1864 | |
Ascidonia is a genus of caridean shrimp (true shrimps) that belongs to the family Palaemonidae.[1] Members of this genus can be found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.[2][3]
Taxonomy
The genus was established in 2002 by Fransen with Ascidonia flavomaculata, originally Pontonia flavomaculata, being described as the type species.[1]
Species
This genus currently contains five species. They are listed below:[1]
- Ascidonia californiensis (Rathbun, 1902)
- Ascidonia flavomaculata (Heller, 1864) – Type species
- Ascidonia miserabilis (Holthuis, 1951)
- Ascidonia pusilla (Holthuis, 1951)
- Ascidonia quasipusilla (Chace, 1972)
Description
Members of this genus were small to medium sized. They have subcylindrical bodies with smooth carapaces and a well-developed and depressed rostrum.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "WoRMS – World Register of Marine Species – Ascidonia Fransen, 2002". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-07-14.
- 1 2 Fransen, C.. (2002). Taxonomy, phylogeny, historical biogeography, and historical ecology of the genus Pontonia Latreille (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonidae). Zoologische Verhandelingen. 336. 1–433.
- ↑ Pachelle, Paulo P. G.; Paiva, Sandra V.; Filho, Ronaldo R. Oliveira; Anker, Arthur (2012). "The ascidian-associated shrimp Ascidonia miserabilis (Caridea: Palaemonidae): first record for Brazil and additional records for the Caribbean Sea". Marine Biodiversity Records. 5: e83. doi:10.1017/S1755267212000486. ISSN 1755-2672.
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