Athanas areteformis
Athanas areteformis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Infraorder: | Caridea |
Family: | Alpheidae |
Genus: | Athanas |
Species: | A. areteformis |
Binomial name | |
Athanas areteformis Coutière, 1903 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Athanas areteformis is a species of small alpheid shrimp from the Indo-West Pacific.
Taxonomy
Athanas areteformis belongs to the genus Athanas of the snapping shrimp family Alpheidae. It was first described in 1903 by the French carcinologist Henri Coutière.[1][2]
Distribution
Athanas areteformis has an Indo-West Pacific distribution. Regions they can be found in include South Africa, the Red Sea, Réunion, Maldives, the Philippines, Saipan, Australia, the Marshall Islands, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and the Society Islands.[3][4]
Ecology
They inhabit intertidal and subtidal areas of coral reefs, at depths of 2 to 28 m (7 to 92 ft).[3] They can sometimes be found living among the spines of flower urchins (Toxopneustes pileolus), burrowing urchins (Echinometra mathaei), and collector urchins (Tripneustes gratilla).[5]
References
- 1 2 S. De Grave (2014). "Athanas areteformis Coutière, 1903". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
- ↑ Henri Coutière (1903). "Note sur quelques Alpheidæ des Maldives et Laquedives". Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris. 5 (9): 72–90.
- 1 2 Peter J.F. Davie (2002). "Crustacea: Malacostraca: Phylocarida, Hoplocarida, Eucarida (Part 1)". In A. Wells & W.W.K. Houston. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. 19.3A. CSIRO Publishing. p. 203. ISBN 9780643056770.
- ↑ "Athanas areteformis". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
- ↑ Andreas Kroh (2014). A. Kroh & R. Mooi, eds. "Echinometra mathaei (Blainville, 1825)". World Echinoidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
External links
- Photos of Athanas areteformis (University of California, Berkeley)