Common name of Odontodactylus scyllarus
 
Common Name Reef odontodactylid mantis shrimp
Language English
Type FAO old
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country United Kingdom
Locality
Ref. Manning, R.B., 1998
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core other animal
1st Modifier morphology
2nd Modifier habitat/ecology
Remarks 'shrimp' from Old Norse 'skorpna', i.e., 'to shrivel up'; 'mantis' from Greek, i.e., 'diviner', 'prophet', employed to members of the insect family Mantidae, i.e., preying mantis; 'odontodactylid' from 'odont', i.e., toothed, and 'dactyl', i.e., finger or toe. Spelling to be checked in the main ref.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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