A shrimp (Crangon allmanni)
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Researched by | Charlotte Marshall | Refereed by | Admin |
Authority | Kinahan, 1860 | ||
Other common names | - | Synonyms | - |
Summary
Description
Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland
Found around all UK and Irish coasts.Global distribution
-Habitat
Crangon allmanni is found in sandy or gravelly sediments from 20-250 m.Depth range
-Identifying features
- Reddish grey colour.
- Rostrum about half length of eye, narrrow with rounded apex.
- Carapace with single mid-dorsal spine.
- Sixth pleonite with deep dorsal groove flanked by ridges.
Additional information
The closely related species Crangon crangon, is found from the intertidal to 50 m and can co-occur with Crangon allmanni. Crangon crangon is commercially harvested in northern Europe and can be distinguished from Crangon allmanni by its brown-grey colouration and the lack of a dorsal groove of the sixth abdominal segment.Listed by
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Bibliography
Allen, J.A. 1960. On the biology of Crangon allmanni Kinahan in Northumberland waters. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 39, 481-508.
Blahudka, S. & Türkay, M. 2002. A population of the shrimp Crangon allmanni in the German Bight. Helgoland Marine Research, 56, 190-197.
Creutxberg, F. & van Leeuwan, F. 1980. The life cycle of Crangon allmanni Kinahan in the southern North Sea. ICES Council Meeting Papers, C.M.1980/L:71.
Criales, M.M. & Anger, K. 1986. Experimental studies on the larval development of the shrimps Crangon crangon and C. allmani. Helgolander Meeresunterschungen, 40, 241-265.
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.]
Smaldon, G., Holthuis, L.B. & Fransen, C.H.J.M., 1993. Coastal Shrimps and Prawns (Revised edn). Shrewsbury: Field Studies Council.
WoRMS 2007. The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). http://www.marinespecies.org, 2008-10-31
Datasets
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: 2024-10-08
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Last Updated: 21/06/2006