Tigershark 0 Posted March 5, 2010 Is it possible to aid in the identification of these three shrimp? I apologize for the quality of the photos, are crop, blurry and badly lit. Photos taken at Walea in Indonesia. Shrimp 1 Shrimp 2 Shrimp 3 Thanks in advance, Tigershark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leslie 0 Posted March 6, 2010 The first one is a hippolytid, the third is commonly identified as Hippolyte commensalis. 2nd one I haven't seen before. There are two other crustaceans in the 2nd shot - right below the shrimp is what seems to be a cumacean and another pod at about 10:30. Would you mind cropping & enlarging the 2 others? I'd like to have a better look at them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tigershark 0 Posted March 6, 2010 Hi Leslie, Thanks for the help. The definition is not very good, but it was the best I could in these crops. Hope that helps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leslie 0 Posted March 6, 2010 Thanks! The first is definitely a cumacean, the second is a copepod with 2 clumps of eggs attached to its posterior, and the third is a femlae caprellid amphipod (commonly known as skeleton shrimp). The caprellid is bent backwards; its hind legs are at the top, the head with 1 yellow eye showing is at the bottom, and inbetween is the brood pouch with eggs. Cumaceans are small crustaceans with a very characteristic body shape. The anterior part of the body is large compared to the abdomen which is reduced to a jointed cyclinder. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/olafial/211822907/ or http://eol.org/pages/39771 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
