Ecology
Habitat
underneath rocks or in cracks and crevices. Shallow subtidal and intertidal. In association or not with morray eels.
- Baeza JA. 2009. Protandric Simultaneous Hermaphroditism
- Is a Conserved Trait in Lysmata (Caridea: Lysmatidae): Implications for the Evolution
- of Hermaphroditism in the Genus.
- Smithsonian Contributions to Marine Science 38. In Press.
Unreviewed
Life History and Behavior
Behavior
Gregarious behavior. Living in large groups in crevices or cracks when in association or not with morray eels. Non specialized cleaner.
Unreviewed
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcoding with mitochondrial 16s RNA DNA. Genebank number EU861498
- Baeza,J.A., Schubart,C.D., Zillner,P., Fuentes,S. and Bauer,R.T.2009. Molecular phylogeny of shrimps from the genus Lysmata (Caridea: Hippolytidae): the evolutionary origins of protandric simultaneous hermaphroditism and social monogamy. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. Lond. 96, 415-424.
Unreviewed
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