Mantis shrimp digestion question.

[scubakid3]

I am doing a study on the local species of Mantis Shrimp. However, I cannot find anything about their internal anatomy. Does anyone have a diagram of the the internal anatomy of a Mantis Shrimp? I am specifically looking at the digestive tract, so if anybody knows about this please let me know!

 

[dudemeister]

http://digimorph.org/specimens/Odontodactylus_scyllarus/whole/

or perhaps relatives can help? ;-)

 

[dudemeister]

http://digimorph.org/specimens/Odontodactylus_scyllarus/whole/

or perhaps relatives can help? ;-)

 

[dudemeister]

http://bioteaching.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/mantis-shrimp-crustacea-stomatopoda/

 

[dudemeister]

http://www.blueboard.com/mantis/

 

[Gonodactylus]

These drawings of the gut of Harpiosquilla are the best I have.

Roy

 

[Islandoftiki]

What book did that come from, Dr. Caldwell? I read the paragraph and a half on that page and wanted to read more!

 

[Gonodactylus]

Schram, F. 1986. Crustacea, Oxford Univ. Press, New Yori.

 

[scubakid3]

Thank you Dr. Caldwell