Luciferidae

Luciferidae
Belzebub hanseni
Lucifer typus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Dendrobranchiata
Superfamily: Sergestoidea
Family: Luciferidae
De Haan, 1849
Genera

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Luciferidae is a family of prawns belonging to the superfamily Sergestoidea. Members of this family are small and are characterised by bioluminescence. Another characteristic of this family is the loss or reduction of some appendages.

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