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Heterocarpus

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Family
  
Rank
  
Genus

Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Infraorder
  
Phylum
  
Order
  
Decapoda

Heterocarpus Heterocarpus laevigatus

Similar
  
Plesionika, Pandalidae, Decapoda, Heterocarpus ensifer, Cervimunida

Heterocarpus is a genus of deep-sea shrimp, mainly of tropical areas all over the world.

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Description

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Heterocarpus is characterised by the highly unequal second pair of pereiopods: one side is long and thin and the other is short but stronger, besides the carapace with one or more longitudinal carinae.

Species

Heterocarpus Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea Class Malacostraca Order

So far, 30 species have been described for this genus, Heterocarpus ensifer being the type species. The described species of this genus are:

Ecology

Heterocarpus Smooth Nylon Shrimp Heterocarpus laevigatus

Many Heterocarpus shrimp are known for using bioluminescence as a defense, spitting it on predators. Studies about their feeding habits, and the fact that they may be found in the stomach contents of some pelagic sharks and other fishes is interpreted as they have benthic habits, but they do migrations to the water column at night. Some species of this genus have high fishery potential, such as H. reedi and H. laevigatus.

Heterocarpus Smooth Nylon Shrimp Heterocarpus laevigatus

Heterocarpus Chilean Coldwater Shrimps Nautic Seafood

References

Heterocarpus Wikipedia


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