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 Lemaitre, R. and S.D. Rodrigues (1991) Lepidophthalmus sinuensis : A new species of ghost shrimp (Decapoda, Thalassinidea, Callianassidae) of importance to the commercial culture of penaeid shrimps on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, with observations on its ecology. Fishery Bulletin 89(4): 623–630. PDF is 858kB

 

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Reference ID 18798
Reference type journalarticle
Authors Lemaitre, R.
Rodrigues, S.D.
Publication Year (for display) 1991
Publication Year (for sorting) 1991
Title _Lepidophthalmus sinuensis_ : A new species of ghost shrimp (Decapoda, Thalassinidea, Callianassidae) of importance to the commercial culture of penaeid shrimps on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, with observations on its ecology
Secondary Title Fishery Bulletin
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Volume 89
Issue 4
Pages 623–630
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A new species of ghost shrimp Lepidophthalmus sinuensis is described from the Caribbean coast of Colombia, and general ecological observations are made on the conditions under which it was found.The new species can be distinguished from others in the genus by the presence of large subrectangular lateral projections on the frontal region of the carapace.The new species was discovered in ponds of a commercial penaeid shrimp farm where its burrow densities range up to 2093 burrow openings/m2 in pond bottoms consisting of fine sand.It appears that, on at least a temporary basis, activities of L.sinuensis may negatively impact penaeid shrimp culture.
Keywords thalassinidea taxonomy colombia bioturbation lepidophthalmus speciesthalassinidea callianassidae ecology systematics taxonomy
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