Procaris ascensionis

Procaris ascensionis is a species of shrimp, known only from two anchialine pools on Ascension Island; the larger of the two pools is about 4.5 metres (15 ft) in diameter and contains 45 centimetres (18 in) of water.

Procaris ascensionis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Procarididae
Genus: Procaris
Species:
P. ascensionis
Binomial name
Procaris ascensionis
Chace & Manning, 1972
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