Squat lobster
The Squat Lobster also known as the Uroptychus cartesi is the first newly discovered species of 2013.
Characteristics
The animal is multi-cellular because it is not microscopic, the new squat lobster called Uroptychus cartesi belongs to the Chirostylidae family and is one of the mere four species that live in Europe. Three of them were discovered at the end of the 19th century and the fourth in 1976. Fourteen can be found in the Americas and more than 100 exist in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
The Classification Key
Kingdom: Anamalia
Phylum: Arthopoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infaorder: Anomura
Family: Chirostylidae
Genus: Uroptychus
Species: U. cartesi
Characteristics
The animal is multi-cellular because it is not microscopic, the new squat lobster called Uroptychus cartesi belongs to the Chirostylidae family and is one of the mere four species that live in Europe. Three of them were discovered at the end of the 19th century and the fourth in 1976. Fourteen can be found in the Americas and more than 100 exist in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
The Classification Key
Kingdom: Anamalia
Phylum: Arthopoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infaorder: Anomura
Family: Chirostylidae
Genus: Uroptychus
Species: U. cartesi