Acanthacaris caeca

Acanthacaris caeca is a species of deep-water lobster.^[2][1] It was originally described under the name Phoberus caecus by Alphonse Milne-Edwards.^[1][3] Lacking eyes, A. caeca is blind.^[4]

Acanthacaris caeca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Family:	Nephropidae
Genus:	Acanthacaris
Species:	A. caeca
Binomial name
Acanthacaris caeca A. Milne-Edwards, 1881[1]

Habitat

Acanthacaris caeca are found in the Caribbean Sea and in the Gulf of Mexico.^[3][5][6] They are generally found in burrows between 550 and 825 m (1,800 and 2,710 ft), but they can be found as deep as 880 m (2,890 ft) and as shallow as 290 m (950 ft).^[3] They burrow exclusively in muddy environments, and the burrows are 10 to 20 cm (4 to 8 in) deep.^[7]

See also

• Acanthacaris tenuimana, the only other species in Acanthacaris