Biology:Alpheus novaezealandiae

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Short description: Species of crustacean

Alpheus novaezealandiae
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Alpheidae
Genus: Alpheus
Species:
A. novaezealandiae
Binomial name
Alpheus novaezealandiae
Miers, 1876

Alpheus novaezealandiae is a species of shrimp in the family Alpheidae, found in Australasia.

A. novaezelandiae is found around the coasts of New Zealand, Lord Howe Island and Australia , where it lives under rocks from the intertidal zone to a depth of 25 metres (82 ft).[1] It is a large species, growing to a length of 68 millimetres (2.7 in), and is dark in colouration.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Gary C. B. Poore & Shane T. Ahyong (2004). "Caridea - shrimps". Marine decapod Crustacea of southern Australia: a guide to identification. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 53–144. ISBN 978-0-643-06906-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZWnuGc0xlMC&pg=PA105. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4735314 entry