| 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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