Biology:Palaemonetes kadiakensis

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Short description: Species of crustacean

Palaemonetes kadiakensis
PK Shrimp.jpg
P. kadiakensis in a freshwater aquarium
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Palaemonidae
Genus: Palaemonetes
Species:
P. kadiakensis
Binomial name
Palaemonetes kadiakensis
(Rathbun, 1902) .[1]

Palaemonetes kadiakensis, the Mississippi grass shrimp, is a species of freshwater shrimp from the Central United States, specifically the Mississippi River Basin[2]

Early Development

The eggs of Palaemonetes kadiakensis are 1.4 mm. long or about one twenty-fifth of the adult length.[3] In laboratory settings the incubation period of Palaemonetes kadiakensis eggs has been observed to be 24–28 days.[3]

After hatching a Palaemonetes kadiakensis will go through six distinct larval stages before reaching its final adult form.[4] Among larvae reared in experiments, the duration of larval life was 16 to 24 days and the average length of larval life was 19.64 days.[4] In laboratory settings the larvae are fed Artemia salina Nauplius[3] or 100-500 micron sized commercial feed.

Larval development (not to scale)
Protozoea first larval stage
Zoea second larval stage

References

  1. Charles Fransen, Sammy De Grave & Michael Türkay (2011). "Palaemonetes Rathburn, 1902". World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=587730. Retrieved November 19, 2011. 
  2. "Mississippi grass shrimp (Palaemonetes kadiakensis) - FactSheet" (in en). https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?SpeciesID=2620. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Broad, A.C.; Hubschman, Jerry (1963). "The Larval Development of Palaemonetes kadiakensis M. J. Rathbun in the Laboratory". Transactions of the American Microscopical Society (American Microscopical Society) 82 (2): 185–197. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Hubscham, Jerry; Rose, Jo Ann (1969). "Palaemonetes kadiakensis Rathbun: Post Embryonic Growth in the Laboratory (Decapoda,Palaemonidae)". Crustaceana (Brill) 16 (1): 81–87. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4483156 entry