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Lepidophthalmus Rafai
''Lepidophthalmus'' is a genus of ghost shrimp. Species ''Lepidophthalmus'' contains the following species: *''Lepidophthalmus bocourti'' (A. Milne-Edwards, 1870) *'' Lepidophthalmus eiseni'' Holmes, 1904 *''Lepidophthalmus grandidieri'' (Coutière, 1899) *'' Lepidophthalmus jamaicense'' (Schmitt, 1935) *''Lepidophthalmus louisianensis'' (Schmitt, 1935) *'' Lepidophthalmus manningi'' Feder & Staton, 2000 *'' Lepidophthalmus rafai'' Felder & Manning, 1998 *''Lepidophthalmus richardi'' Felder & Manning, 1997 *''Lepidophthalmus rosae'' (Nobili, 1904) *''Lepidophthalmus sinuensis'' Lemaitre & Rodrigues, 1991 *''Lepidophthalmus siriboia'' Felder & Rodrigues, 1993 *''Lepidophthalmus socotrensis'' Sakai & Apel, 2002 *''Lepidophthalmus tridentatus'' (Von Martens, 1868) *''Lepidophthalmus turneranus'' (White, 1861) Only one species is known from the fossil record: Remains attributable to the extant species '' Lepidophthalmus jamaicense'' have been found in Upper Pleistocene deposits at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidophthalmus Turneranus
''Lepidophthalmus turneranus'' (formerly ''Callianassa turnerana''), the Cameroon ghost shrimp, is a species of " ghost shrimp" or "mud lobster" that lives off the coast of West Africa. It occasionally erupts into dense swarms, one of which resulted in the naming of the country Cameroon. Distribution ''Lepidophthalmus turneranus'' is found in lagoons and estuaries, including almost fresh water, around the Gulf of Guinea from Togo to Republic of the Congo, Congo. Description Adults reach a total length of . The rostrum (anatomy), rostrum ends in three or five teeth, a feature shared with the Madagascar, Madagascan species ''Lepidophthalmus grandidieri, L. grandidieri''. In juvenile (organism), juveniles, the teeth may be missing. There is a sexual dimorphism in the form of the cheliped (claw-bearing appendage): females have a "deep crescent-shaped depression" near the base of the inside of the claw's fixed finger, while males lack this depression. Ecology and behaviour ''Lepidop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
