Hooded shrimp (Athanas nitescens)
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Researched by | Sonia Rowley | Refereed by | Admin |
Authority | (Leach, 1813 [in Leach, 1813-1814]) | ||
Other common names | - | Synonyms | - |
Summary
Description
Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland
Widely recorded around the south and west coasts of Britain, and the east and west coasts of Ireland. Recorded once in the north east.Global distribution
-Habitat
Found on the lower shore to depths 60 m, primarily beneath stones where the substratum is gravelly. Also found under algae.Depth range
-Identifying features
- Distinctive white dorsal strip extended full body length.
- Colour variable; green-blue, or red-brown.
- Up to 2 cm in length.
- Well developed rostrum with acutely pointed apex.
Additional information
This species is often found in groups of adults and juveniles. Ovigerous females occur from May through to September.Listed by
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Bibliography
Crothers, J.H. (ed.), 1966. Dale Fort Marine Fauna. London: Field Studies Council.
Hayward, P., Nelson-Smith, T. & Shields, C. 1996. Collins pocket guide. Sea shore of Britain and northern Europe. London: HarperCollins.
Hayward, P.J. & Ryland, J.S. (ed.) 1995b. Handbook of the marine fauna of North-West Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E., 1997. The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Belfast: Ulster Museum. [Ulster Museum publication, no. 276.]
MBA (Marine Biological Association), 1957. Plymouth Marine Fauna. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.
Smaldon, G., Holthuis, L.B. & Fransen, C.H.J.M., 1993. Coastal Shrimps and Prawns (Revised edn). Shrewsbury: Field Studies Council.
Stachowitsch, M., 1992. The invertebrates: an illustrated glossary. USA: Wiley-Liss.
Thurston, M.W., 1970. The marine flora and fauna of the Isles of Scilly. Crustacea, Eucarida. Journal of Natural History, 4, 239-248.
Datasets
Fenwick, 2018. Aphotomarine. Occurrence dataset http://www.aphotomarine.com/index.html Accessed via NBNAtlas.org on 2018-10-01
Isle of Wight Local Records Centre, 2017. IOW Natural History & Archaeological Society Marine Invertebrate Records 1853- 2011. Occurrence dataset: https://doi.org/10.15468/d9amhg accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-09-27.
Kent Wildlife Trust, 2018. Kent Wildlife Trust Shoresearch Intertidal Survey 2004 onwards. Occurrence dataset: https://www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/ accessed via NBNAtlas.org on 2018-10-01.
NBN (National Biodiversity Network) Atlas. Available from: https://www.nbnatlas.org.
OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System), 2024. Global map of species distribution using gridded data. Available from: Ocean Biogeographic Information System. www.iobis.org. Accessed: 2024-11-05
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Last Updated: 08/05/2008