Hutchinsoniella
| Hutchinsoniella | |
|---|---|
| Hutchinsoniella macracantha | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Cephalocarida |
| Order: | Brachypoda |
| Family: | Hutchinsoniellidae |
| Genus: | Hutchinsoniella Sanders, 1955 |
| Species: | H. macracantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Hutchinsoniella macracantha Sanders, 1955 | |
Hutchinsoniella macracantha is a species of crustacean known as a horseshoe shrimp. It is the only species in the genus Hutchinsoniella and was first described in 1955 by Howard L. Sanders, having been discovered in Long Island Sound; they were the first example of a new class of crustacean that was given the name Cephalocarida.
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