Alvinocarididae
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Alvinocaris |
Alvinocarididae is a family of shrimp. Carotenoid pigment has been found in their bodies.
[edit] Taxonomy note
This family previously also included the genus Mirocaris, which was recently given its own family: the Mirocarididae.