Biology:Hippolyte varians
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Hippolytidae |
| Genus: | Hippolyte |
| Species: | H. varians
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| Hippolyte varians Leach, 1814
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Hippolyte varians, also called the chameleon shrimp, is a species of broken-backed shrimp in the family Hippolytidae.
Description
A prawn/shrimp of up to 3 cm (1.2 in) in length, appearing in many different colours: red, yellow, brown, green, transparent or blue.[1] The colour can adapt to surroundings. During the night it usually becomes bluish-green.[2] The common name "chameleon shrimp" and specific name varians ("varying, fluctuating") both refer to this colour change.[3] It sometimes matches the seaweed on which it feeds, such as the green Ulva lactuca or the red Palmaria palmata.[4]
The short carapace has a single spine.[5] There is also a spine above each eye, and the telson has two pairs of lateral spines.[1]
Habitat
Hippolyte varians is found in waters as deep as 150 m (490 ft) throughout the eastern Atlantic.[2][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Chameleon prawn (Hippolyte varians) - MarLIN - The Marine Life Information Network". https://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/detail/2196.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Chameleon Prawn - Hippolyte varians". http://www.seawater.no/fauna/arthropoda/varians.html.
- ↑ "A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin". https://www.mobot.org/mobot/latindict/keyDetail.aspx?keyWord=varians.
- ↑ "Hippolyte varians seaweed habitats and colour types. Chameleon prawns... | Download Scientific Diagram". https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Hippolyte-varians-seaweed-habitats-and-colour-types-Chameleon-prawns-H-varians-are_fig1_333929334.
- ↑ "Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS) - Hippolyte varians Leach, 1814". https://www.marinespecies.org/Msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107518#vernaculars.
- ↑ "Chamaeleon Prawn (Hippolyte varians) - Detail - Biodiversity Maps". https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Species/17929.
Wikidata ☰ Q4471446 entry
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