The Processidae are a family of shrimp, comprising 65 species in five genera,[1] and the only family in the superfamily Processoidea.[2] They are small, nocturnal animals, mostly living in shallow seas, particularly on grass flats. The first pereiopods are usually asymmetrical, with a claw on one, but not the other (Ambidexter forming the exception to this rule). The rostrum is generally a simple projection from the front of the carapace, with two teeth, one at the tip, and one further back.[3]

References

  1. ^ Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109.
  2. ^ "Processoidea Ortmann, 1896". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  3. ^ Manning, Raymond B. & Fenner A. Chace Jr. (1971). "Shrimps of the family Processidae from the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 89: 1–41. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.89.