Ghost shrimp
SKU 29357 Category Coastal life Tags Arthropoda, bioturbation, Callianassa filholi, Callianassidae, Crustacea, Decapoda, Eucarida, ghost shrimp, head, intertidal, Malacostraca, Thalassinidea
Image ID: | 29357 |
Common Name: | Ghost shrimp |
Scientific Name: | Callianassa filholi |
Description: | An intertidal ghost shrimp buried itself in beach sand. These crustaceans can occur at phenomenal densities, where they are a keystone species due to their bioturbation activities |
Location: | Oreti Beach, Southland, New Zealand |
Keywords: | Callianassa filholi, ghost shrimp, intertidal, bioturbation, Arthropoda, Crustacea, Malacostraca, Eucarida, Decapoda, Thalassinidea, Callianassidae, burrowing |
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