Polycheles_sculptus

<i>Stereomastis sculpta</i>

Stereomastis sculpta

Species of crustacean

Stereomastis sculpta is a species of "strange, blind crustacean" resembling a prawn or a squat lobster.[3] It has a cosmopolitan distribution in deep water, being found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, in the Mediterranean Sea, and across much of the Indo-West Pacific,[4] at depths of 200–4,000 metres (660–13,120 ft).[3]

Quick Facts Stereomastis sculpta, Conservation status ...
  • Stereomastis sculpta on display
  • Illustration from Decapoda reptantia of the coasts of Ireland
  • Stereomastis sculpta (syn. Polycheles sculptus) on display (colors have faded)

References

  1. [1]
    T. Y. Chan (2011). "Stereomastis sculpta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T185012A8347162. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T185012A8347162.en. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Stereomastis sculpta S. I. Smith, 1880". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  3. [3]
    Bella Galil (2000). A. Crosnier (ed.). "Crustacea Decapoda: Review of the genera and species of the family Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874" (PDF). Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM. 21 (184): 285–387.
  4. [4]
    Shane T. Ahyong & Tin-Yam Chan (2004). "Polychelid lobsters of Taiwan (Decapoda: Polychelidae)" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 52 (1): 171–182.


Stub icon

This Decapoda article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Polycheles_sculptus, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.