Ghost shrimp
SKU 29358 Category Coastal life Tags Arthropoda, bioturbation, Callianassa filholi, Callianassidae, Crustacea, Decapoda, Eucarida, ghost shrimp, intertidal, Malacostraca, sand, Thalassinidea
Image ID: | 29358 |
Common Name: | Ghost shrimp |
Scientific Name: | Callianassa filholi |
Description: | Resembling an aquatic scorpion, this ghost shrimp has gathered up a ball of sand in its claws in preparation for burying itself in the sand |
Location: | Oreti Beach, Southland, New Zealand |
Keywords: | Callianassa filholi, ghost shrimp, intertidal, bioturbation, Arthropoda, Crustacea, Malacostraca, Eucarida, Decapoda, Thalassinidea, Callianassidae, burrowing, sand |
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