Alpheid Shrimp Arete dorsalis and Its Association with the Slate Pencil Sea Urchin Heterocentrotus mamillatus in Lakshadweep Waters

Alpheid Shrimp Arete dorsalis and Its Association with the Slate Pencil Sea Urchin Heterocentrotus mamillatus in Lakshadweep Waters

Alpheid shrimp Arete dorsalis was sighted for the first time from Lakshadweep archipelago, in association with the slate pencil sea urchin Heterocentrotus mamillatus . The shrimp was observed to use the sea urchin’s spines as its shelter. Colouration of the shrimp blended with that of the sea urchin...

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Veröffentlicht in:Proceedings of the Zoological Society 2020-06, Vol.73 (2), p.201-204
Hauptverfasser: Baby, Sibi T., Ghosh, Swagat, Rithin Raj, M., Prabhakaran, M. P., Gopi, M., Sumod, K. S., Cubelio, Sherine Sonia
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Sprache:eng
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Animal Anatomy
Animal Genetics and Genomics
Archipelagoes
Biodiversity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Conservation Biology/Ecology
Heterocentrotus
Histology
Invertebrates
Life Sciences
Morphology
Predators
Short Communication
Zoology
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Zusammenfassung:Alpheid shrimp Arete dorsalis was sighted for the first time from Lakshadweep archipelago, in association with the slate pencil sea urchin Heterocentrotus mamillatus . The shrimp was observed to use the sea urchin’s spines as its shelter. Colouration of the shrimp blended with that of the sea urchin’s spine rendering the shrimp a protection from its predators.
ISSN:0373-5893
0974-6919
DOI:10.1007/s12595-019-00318-1