species: Odontodactylus scyllarus in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Odontodactylus scyllarus


©Roy Caldwell: Odontodactylus scyllarus.

©Roy Caldwell: Odontodactylus scyllarus.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Malacostraca
Order Stomatopoda
Family Odontodactylidae
Genus Odontodactylus
Species Odontodactylus scyllarus

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Leopard spots on the front sides of the carapace. A club-like appendage for smashing prey.

Size

  • From 3 cm to 18 cm (Length)

Synonyms

Comments

Roy Caldwell provided LIRS with a list of stomatopods he collected at Lizard Island between 1986 and 1997. It includes Odontodactylus scyllarus with the note: "burrows constructed from rubble, 10 - 20 m".

by Anne Hoggett

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

  • Porter, M.L., Y. Zhang, S. Desai, R.L. Caldwell and T.W. Cronin (2010). Evolution of anatomical and physiological specialization in the compound eyes of stomatopod crustaceans. Journal of Experimental Biology, 213: 3473-3486. LIRS catalog number 1736.