| Image ID: | 29410 |
| Common Name: | Deep-sea shrimp |
| Scientific Name: | Nematocarcinus |
| Description: | The large red shrimp, Nematocarcinus, can be observed hovering above hyrothermal vents in the eastern Pacific, with its almost absurdly long legs splayed out in all directions. The same species also occurs in non-vent, deep-sea habitats. |
| Location: | Hydrothermal Vents, Equatorial Pacific |
| Keywords: | Deep-sea shrimp, hydrothermal vent shrimp, Nematocarcinus, Arthropoda, Crustacea, Malacostraca, Nematocarcinidae, red |
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