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Genus of crustaceans From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Athanas is a genus of shrimp of the family Alpheidae. These are small shrimp measuring 2 cm in length. Females have smaller chelae than males.[1]
Athanas | |
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Athanas granti | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Caridea |
Family: | Alpheidae |
Genus: | Athanas Leach, 1814 |
Some species, including A. djiboutensis, are called "bulldozer shrimp" because of the way that they push sand and small stones about.
The following species are recognised in the genus Athanas:[2]
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