Aeginina longicornis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Amphipoda |
Family: | Caprellidae |
Genus: | Aeginina |
Species: | A. longicornis
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Binomial name | |
Aeginina longicornis (Krøyer, 1842)
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Aeginina longicornis, the long-horned skeleton shrimp, is a species of amphipod in the family Caprellidae.[1][2] The species is commonly found in the North Atlantic Ocean and provides extended parental care for their offspring, similar to other peracarid species.[3]