Ghost shrimp
SKU 29349 Category Coastal life Tags Arthropoda, bioturbation, Callianassa filholi, Callianassidae, Crustacea, Decapoda, Eucarida, ghost shrimp, intertidal, Malacostraca, Thalassinidea
Image ID: | 29349 |
Common Name: | Ghost shrimp |
Scientific Name: | Callianassa filholi |
Description: | Sand flies as a ghost shrimp begins the process of burying itself. When buried, these infaunal shrimps build large galleries lined with mucus. |
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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