Lysmata wurdemanni
Lysmata wurdemanni | |
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Peppermint shrimp from Chesapeake Bay | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Caridea |
Family: | Lysmatidae |
Genus: | Lysmata |
Species: | L. wurdemanni
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Binomial name | |
Lysmata wurdemanni (Gibbes, 1850) [1]
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Lysmata wurdemanni, commonly known as the peppermint shrimp, is a species of shrimp.
Description
It reaches 7 centimetres (2.8 in) in length,
Distribution
Lysmata wurdemanni was originally described from specimens collected at
Reproduction
Lysmata wurdemanni is a
Lysmata wurdemanni employs a 'pure searching' tactic for mate-finding in which the males are constantly searching for receptive females. Males use olfactory organs (aesthetascs) on their antennules to detect soluble female sex pheromones (distance pheromones). These pheromones are released 2–8 hours prior to female moulting. Guided by these chemical signals, males make their way to the female and will approach her. The male will then 'taste' the female's contact pheromones with his aesthetascs to make sure she is a suitable mate. If the chemicals are right, courtship may commence and, if courtship goes well, copulation will ensue. This process is very brief and occurs immediately post-moult, while the female's cuticle is new and soft.
Aquaria
Lysmata wurdemanni is a
Taxonomy
The species L. wurdemanni has undergone reclassification and has been divided into four distinct species – L. wurdemanni, L. ankeri, L. bahia and L. boggessii.[3] More recent molecular phylogenetic work found that L. wurdemanni is a cryptic species with at least 5 (and potentially 9) morphologically identical species being present across its range.[5]
References
- ^ "Lysmata wurdemanni (Gibbes, 1850)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ ISBN 0-87249-535-3.
- ^ a b c d Andrew L. Rhyne & Junda Lin (2006). "A western Atlantic peppermint shrimp complex: redescription of Lysmata wurdemanni, description of four new species, and remarks on Lysmata rathbunae" (PDF). Bulletin of Marine Science. 79 (1): 165–204. BIOSTOR 43895. Alternative link
- ^ Porter Betts (2004). "Captive Observations of Fire Shrimp Larvae". Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine.
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