''Neogonodactylus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
mantis shrimp
Mantis shrimp are carnivorous marine crustaceans of the order Stomatopoda (). Stomatopods branched off from other members of the class Malacostraca around 400 million years ago, with more than 520 extant species of mantis shrimp known. All li ...
. The genus was first described in 1995 by
Raymond Manning.
Neogonodactylus species are well known for having sophisticated visual systems that allow them to detect UV light; this ability is essential to their communication and foraging strategies in their dynamic coral reef environments. (Ultraviolet vision in Larval Neogonodactylus oerstedii, n.d.). Neogonodactylus oerstedii, the mantis shrimp, homing to burrow is via a combination of path integration and landmark recognition. Path integration ensures a direct home return by measuring distance traveled but is prone to cumulative error that the shrimp cancels out through visual landmarks. In case the cues conflict, N. oerstedii can switch navigation systems, yet the decision mechanism is not clear.
It contains the following species:
* ''
Neogonodactylus albicinctus''
(Manning & Reaka, 1979)
* ''
Neogonodactylus austrinus''
(Manning, 1969)
* ''
Neogonodactylus bahiahondensis''
(Schmitt, 1940)
* ''
Neogonodactylus bredini''
(Manning, 1969)
* ''
Neogonodactylus campi''
Manning, 1997
* ''
Neogonodactylus caribbaeus''
(Schotte & Manning, 1993)
* ''
Neogonodactylus costaricensis''
(Manning & Reaka, 1979)
* ''
Neogonodactylus curacaoensis''
(Schmitt, 1924)
* ''
Neogonodactylus festae''
(Nobili, 1901)
* ''
Neogonodactylus lacunatus''
(Manning, 1966)
* ''
Neogonodactylus lalibertadensis''
(Schmitt, 1940)
* ''
Neogonodactylus lightbourni
''Neogonodactylus'' is a genus of mantis shrimp
Mantis shrimp are carnivorous marine crustaceans of the order Stomatopoda (). Stomatopods branched off from other members of the class Malacostraca around 400 million years ago, with more tha ...
''
(Manning & Hart, 1981)
* ''
Neogonodactylus minutus''
(Manning, 1969)
* ''
Neogonodactylus moraisi''
(Fausto-Filho & Lemos de Castro, 1973)
* ''
Neogonodactylus oerstedii''
(Hansen, 1895)
* ''
Neogonodactylus petilus''
(Manning, 1970)
* ''
Neogonodactylus pumilus
''Neogonodactylus'' is a genus of mantis shrimp. The genus was first described in 1995 by Raymond Manning. Neogonodactylus species are well known for having sophisticated visual systems that allow them to detect UV light; this ability is essenti ...
''
(Manning, 1970)
* ''
Neogonodactylus spinulosus''
(Schmitt, 1924)
* ''
Neogonodactylus stanschi
''Neogonodactylus'' is a genus of mantis shrimp. The genus was first described in 1995 by Raymond B. Manning, Raymond Manning. Neogonodactylus species are well known for having sophisticated visual systems that allow them to detect UV light; this ...
''
(Schmitt, 1940)
* ''
Neogonodactylus torus''
(Manning, 1969)
* ''
Neogonodactylus wennerae''
Manning & Heard, 1997
* ''
Neogonodactylus zacae''
(Manning, 1972)
References
Stomatopoda
Taxa named by Raymond B. Manning
Crustaceans described in 1995
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