Thor (crustacean)
''Thor'' is a genus of Caridea, shrimp, containing the following species: *''Thor algicola'' Wicksten, 1987 *''Thor amboinensis'' (De Man, 1888) *''Thor cocoensis'' Wicksten & Vargas, 2001 *''Thor cordelli'' Wicksten, 1996 *''Thor dobkini'' Chace, 1972 *''Thor floridanus'' Kingsley, 1878 *''Thor intermedius'' Holthuis, 1947 *''Thor manningi'' Chace, 1972 *''Thor marguitae'' Bruce, 1978 *''Thor paschalis'' (Heller, 1862) *''Thor spinipes'' Bruce, 1983 *''Thor spinosus'' Boone, 1935 References

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Thor Amboinensis
''Thor amboinensis'', commonly known as the squat shrimp or sexy shrimp, is a species of shrimp found across the Indo-West Pacific and in parts of the Atlantic Ocean. It lives symbiotically on corals, sea anemones and other marine invertebrates in shallow reef communities. Description ''Thor amboinensis'' is a small shrimp growing to a length of about . It is an olive brown colour with symmetrically placed white patches edged with thin blue lines. It characteristically carries its abdomen curved upwards with its tail fan above its head. Distribution Though it is named for Ambon or Amboyna Island, one of the Maluku Islands in Indonesia, ''Thor amboinensis'' has a pantropical distribution being found in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, Madeira and the Canary Islands. Ecology ''Thor amboinensis'' forms a commensal relationship with another invertebrate, usually a shallow water sea anemone or mushroom coral. The species mos ...
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