Odontodactylidae

Odontodactylidae

Odontodactylidae

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Subphylum: Crustacean

Class: Malacostraca

Order: Stomatopoda

Superfamily: Gonodactyloidea

Family: Odontodactylidae
Manning, 1980

Genus: Odontodactylus
Bigelow, 1893a

Species ^[1]

Odontodactylus brevirostris (Miers, 1884)
Odontodactylus hanseni (Pocock, 1893)
Odontodactylus havanensis (Bigelow, 1893)
Odontodactylus hawaiiensis Manning, 1967
Odontodactylus scyllarus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Odontodactylus is a genus of mantis shrimp, the only genus in the family Odontodactylidae ^[2].

Shrimps of the genus Odontodactylus can emmit circular polarized red light with cells in their tail^[3]. It look likes theire the only animals who can see circular polarized light. They can also make difference between left and right turning circular polarized light. The cpl light is probably used for sexual communication.

References

^ Odontodactylus (TSN 99206). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
^ S. T. Ahyong & J. K. Lowry (2001-09-01). Odontodactylidae. Stomatopoda: Families. crustacea.net.
^ "{{{title}}}" (2008-3-20). Current Biology.

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