Red Sea partner shrimp
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Two Red Sea partner shrimp on sea anemone tentacles |
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| Periclimenes longicarpus | ||||||||||||
| Bruce & Svoboda , 1983 |
The ancylomenes longicarpus ( Periclimenes longicarpus ) is within the decapods to the family of rock and partner shrimp (Palaemonidae). They are native to the Red Sea and around the Arabian Peninsula .
The shrimp is transparent except for a few white and purple spots, can grow up to 2.5 centimeters and differs from related species in its color pattern. The second pair of legs is elongated and has relatively large scissors. The specific epithet longicarpus means "long hand".
The Red Sea partner shrimp mostly lives as a commensal on the bubble anemone ( Entacmaea quadricolor ). There are usually several shrimps on one anemone. The stinging cells of the anemone protect the small shrimp from predators. In contrast to the symbiosis with the anemonefish , which defend the sea emone from enemies, the anemone does not benefit from the presence of the shrimp.
Like the shrimp of the genus Lysmata, the Red Sea partner shrimp clean fish.
literature
- Helmut Debelius : Cancer Guide. Prawns, crabs, lobsters, lobsters, mantis shrimp, worldwide. Year, Hamburg 2000, ISBN 3-86132-504-7 .