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Rhynchocinetes is a genus of shrimp

Shrimp

Shrimp are swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. Adult shrimp are filter feeding benthic animals living close to the bottom. They can live in schools and can swim rapidly backwards. Shrimp are an important...

, containing the following 14 species:

Rhynchocinetes albatrossae Chace, 1997
Rhynchocinetes australis Hale, 1941
Rhynchocinetes balssi Gordon, 1936
Rhynchocinetes brucei Okuno, 1994
Rhynchocinetes conspiciocellus Okuno & Takeda, 1992
Rhynchocinetes durbanensis Gordon, 1936
Rhynchocinetes enigma Okuno, 1997
Rhynchocinetes holthuisi Okuno, 1997
Rhynchocinetes ikatere Yaldwyn, 1971
Rhynchocinetes kuiteri Tiefenbacher, 1983
Rhynchocinetes rathbunae Okuno, 1996
Rhynchocinetes serratus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)
Rhynchocinetes typus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837 – type species
Type species
In biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species...
Rhynchocinetes uritai Kubo, 1942

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