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Processidae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Caridea
Superfamily:	Processoidea Ortmann, 1896
Family:	Processidae Ortmann, 1896
Genera
Ambidexter Manning & Chace, 1971 Clytomanningus Chace, 1997 Hayashidonus Chace, 1997 Nikoides Paul'son, 1875 Processa Leach, 1815

The Processidae are a family of shrimp, comprising 65 species in five genera, and the only family in the superfamily Processoidea. They are small, nocturnal animals, mostly living in shallow seas, particularly on grass flats. The first pereiopods are usually asymmetrical, with a claw on one, but not the other (Ambidexter forming the exception to this rule). The rostrum is generally a simple projection from the front of the carapace, with two teeth, one at the tip, and one further back.

References

1. Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109.
2. "Processoidea Ortmann, 1896". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
3. Manning, Raymond B. & Fenner A. Chace Jr. (1971). "Shrimps of the family Processidae from the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 89: 1–41. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.89.

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