Athanas

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Athanas
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Athanas granti
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Alpheidae
Genus: Athanas
Leach, 1814

Athanas is a genus of shrimp of the family Alpheidae. These are small shrimp measuring 2 cm in length. Females have smaller chelae than males.[1]

Some species, including A. djiboutensis, are called "bulldozer shrimp" because of the way that they push sand and small stones about.

Species

This is a list of species in the genus Athanas:[2]

References

  1. ^ S. J. Rowley (July 22, 2005). "Athanas nitescens, hooded shrimp". Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme. Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.
  2. ^ Michael Türkay (2011). "Athanas Leach, 1814". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
  3. ^ Cook Islands Biodiversity Database http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org/species.asp?id=7027
  4. ^ a b Anker, A. & Ahyong, S.T. (2007). "Description of two species in the alpheid shrimp genus Athanas Leach, 1814, with remarks on A. amazone Holthuis, 1951 (Decapoda, Caridea)." Zootaxa 1563: 17-30.

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