Biology:Pandalus lucidirimicola

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Short description: Species of shrimp

Pandalus lucidirimicola
Pandalopsis lucidirimicola 1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Pandalidae
Genus: Pandalus
Species:
P. lucidirimicola
Binomial name
Pandalus lucidirimicola
(Jensen, 1998)
Synonyms
  • Pandalopsis lucidirimicola Jensen, 1998

Pandalus lucidirimicola, the sparkling shrimp, is a species of caridean shrimp in the family Pandalidae.[1][2][3][4][5]

Taxonomy

It was originally described in the genus Pandalopsis, which has since been synonymized with Pandalus.[6][2] The species epithet, lucidirimicola, is derived from the Latin words lucid (glittering) and rimicola (crevice-dweller).[2]

Description

The species has a distinctive red or purple striping, and many reflective white or yellowish dots; their extremities are typically whitish.[2]

Distribution

The species is found along the coasts of Washington (state) and British Columbia.[2]

Ecology

Juveniles of this species have been reported associating with the red sea urchin (Mesocentrotus franciscanus).[2] The species is believed to be a protandric hermaphrodite.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4486156 entry