Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Neogonodactylus zacae (Manning, 1972)

camarón mantis, Mantis shrimps

Subtidal, between rocks.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Malacostraca

Order
Stomatopoda

Suborder
Unipeltata

Superfamily
Gonodactyloidea

Family
Gonodactylidae

Genus
Neogonodactylus

Species
zacae

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Gulf of Califronia to Panama and Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)

References

  • Hickman, C.P. Jr. Zimmerman, T.L. (2000) A Field Guide to Crustaceans of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia, 156 pp.
  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Neogonodactylus zacae", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=8381. Accessed 20 June 2025.