Partner shrimp
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Pederson's shrimp ( Periclimenes pedersoni ) |
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Pontoniinae | ||||||||||||
Kingsley , 1878 |
The subfamily of the partner shrimp (Pontoniinae) contains around 35 genera with around 200 species . Almost all of them live in coral reefs , mostly as obligatory commensals with other invertebrates , such as sponges , sea anemones , hydrozoans , hard and soft corals , molluscs , echinoderms and sea squirts . However, it can also be parasitism . A few species like the cleaner shrimp clean fish. A few species are predatory on the smallest prey.
The partner shrimp living in communities are often adapted in color and body shape to the host. Many have the color of the host, species living in cnidarians such as the genus Periclimenes are often translucent with only a few spots of color on the body. Partner shrimp that live in sponges have a cylindrical body in order to be able to move in the tubes inside the sponges. The inhabitants of coral spaces are flattened in order to be able to use the smallest gaps.
Genera
- Allopontia Bruce , 1972
- Altopontonia Bruce , 1990
- Amphipontonia Bruce , 1991
- Anapontonia Bruce , 1966
- Anchistus Borradaile , 1898
- Apopontonia Bruce , 1976
- Araiopontonia Fujino & Miyake , 1970
- Balssia Kemp , 1922
- Carinopontonia Bruce , 1988
- Chacella Bruce , 1986
- Chernocaris Johnson , 1967
- Conchodytes Peters , 1852
- Coralliocaris Stimpson , 1860
- Coutierea Nobili , 1901
- Ctenopontonia Bruce , 1979
- Dasella Lebour , 1945
- Dasycaris Kemp , 1922
- Diapontonia Bruce , 1986
- Epipontonia Bruce , 1977
- Eupontonia Bruce , 1971
- Exopontonia Bruce , 1988
- Fennera Holthuis , 1951
- Hamiger Borradaile , 1916
- Hamodactyloides Fujino , 1973
- Hamodactylus Holthuis , 1952
- Hamopontonia Bruce , 1970
- Harpiliopsis Borradaile , 1917
- Ischnopontonia Bruce , 1966
- Isopontonia Bruce , 1982
- Jocaste Holthuis , 1952
- Lipkebe Chace , 1969
- Mesopotonia Bruce , 1967
- Metapotonia Bruce , 1967
- Miopotonia Bruce , 1985
- Neoanchistus Bruce , 1975
- Neopontonides Holthuis , 1951
- Notopontonia Bruce , 1991
- Onycocaridella Bruce , 1981
- Onycocaridites Bruce , 1987
- Onycocaris Nobili , 1904
- Orthopontonia Bruce , 1982
- Palaemonella Dana , 1852
- Paraclimenaeus Bruce , 1988
- Paranchistus Holthuis , 1952
- Parapontonia Bruce , 1968
- Paratypton Balss , 1914
- Periclimenaeus Borradaile , 1915
- Periclimenes Costa , 1844
- Pericliminoides Bruce , 1990
- Philarius Holthuis , 1952
- Platycaris Holthuis , 1952
- Platypontonia Bruce , 1968
- Plesiopontonia Bruce , 1985
- Pliopontonia Bruce , 1973
- Pontonia Latreille , 1829
- Pontonides Borradaile , 1917
- Pontoniopsis Borradaile , 1915
- Propontonia Bruce , 1969
- Pseudocoutierea Holthuis , 1951
- Pseudopontonides Heard , 1986
- Stegopontonia Nobili , 1906
- Tectopontonia Bruce , 1973
- Thaumastocaris Kemp , 1922
- Tuleariocaris Hipeau-Jacquotte , 1965
- Typton O. G. Costa , 1844
- Veleronia Holthuis , 1951
- Veleroniopsis Gore , 1981
- Vir Holthuis , 1952
- Waldola Holthuis , 1951
- Zenopontonia Bruce , 1975
literature
- Helmut Debelius : Cancer Guide. Prawns, crabs, lobsters, lobsters, mantis shrimp, worldwide. Year, Hamburg 2000, ISBN 3-86132-504-7 .
- Svein A. Fosså, Alf Jacob Nilsen: Coral reef aquarium. Volume 6: Coral reef aquaristics today and tomorrow. Crustaceans, echinoderms, sea squirts and other invertebrates in the coral reef and coral reef aquarium. Birgit Schmettkamp, Bornheim 1998, ISBN 3-928819-18-6 .