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


©Roy Caldwell: Odontodactylus latirostris, aquarium photo.

©Roy Caldwell: Odontodactylus latirostris, aquarium photo.

©Anne Hoggett: Odontodactylus latirostris in Watson's Bay, Lizard Island, off Chinaman's Ridge, 16 metres depth, at night.

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

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • From 2 cm to 8 cm (length according to Roy's List accessed 13 Oct 2018, link below)

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: Can be found reliably in water deeper than 20 metres off Bird Islet on rubble/sand bottom according to Roy Caldwell.

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References

  • Garcia, M., C. Edmiston, R. Marinov, A. Vail and V. Gruev (2017). Bio-inspired color-polarization imager for real-time in situ imaging. Optica, 4(10): 1263-1271. LIRS catalog number 2102.
  • 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.