Biology:Alvinocaris alexander
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Short description: Species of crustaceans
Alvinocaris alexander | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Caridea |
Family: | Alvinocarididae |
Genus: | Alvinocaris |
Species: | A. alexander
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Binomial name | |
Alvinocaris alexander Ahyong, 2009
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Holotype site: Kermadec Islands[1] |
Alvinocaris alexander is a species of hydrothermal vent shrimp in the family Alvinocarididae, and was first described in 2009 by Shane Ahyong,[2] from specimens found off the Kermadec Islands.[1] A. alexander closely resembles A. williamsi from the Menez Gwen site on the mid-Atlantic ridge.[2]
This species is found in the south west Pacific and is endemic to the hydrothermal vent fields off the Kermadec Islands.[3] In the Rumble V seamount it is found at depths of 367–520 metres (1,204–1,706 feet) and in the Brothers Caldera at depths of 1,196–1,346 m (3,924–4,416 ft).[2]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q13308995 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvinocaris alexander.
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