Acanthephyra purpurea

Acanthephyra purpurea is a species of deep sea shrimp described in 1881.[1]

Acanthephyra purpurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Acanthephyridae
Genus: Acanthephyra
Species:
A. purpurea
Binomial name
Acanthephyra purpurea
A. Milne-Edwards, 1881
Synonyms[1]
  • Acanthephyra abyssorum Filhol, 1885 (junior synonym)
  • Acanthephyra parva paucidens Coutière, 1905
  • Hoplocaricyphus similis Coutière, 1907
  • Miersia agassizii Smith, 1882

Reproduction

The species is mostly gonochoric. It engages in courtship displays through olfactory and tactile cues, and usually employs indirect sperm transfer.[2]

References
  1. WoRMS (2021). "Acanthephyra purpurea A. Milne-Edwards, 1881". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. "Acanthephyra purpurea, purple deep-sea shrimp". www.sealifebase.ca.


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