Ghost shrimp
SKU 29499 Category Coastal life Tags blue, Comb jelly, Ctenophora, Cydippida, New Zealand, plankton, Pleurobranchiidae, Pleurochachia pileus, predator, sea gooseberry, tentacles, Tentaculata, transparent
Image ID: | 29499 |
Common Name: | Ghost shrimp |
Scientific Name: | Callianassa filholi |
Description: | Sexual dimorphism in ghost shrimp. Males and females differ markedly, the right claw of the male being greatly enlarged. |
Location: | Oreti Beach, Southland, New Zealand |
Keywords: | Callianassa filholi, ghost shrimp, intertidal, bioturbation, Arthropoda, Crustacea, Malacostraca, Eucarida, Decapoda, Thalassinidea, Callianassidae, sexual dimorphism |
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