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Palaemonetes paludosus, commonly known as ghost shrimp, glass shrimp, and eastern grass shrimp, [2] [3] is a species of freshwater shrimp from the southeastern United States. [4] They can be considered a keystone species based on the services they provide to their habitat. [2] They are also popular in the domestic aquarium business. [5]
Neotrypaea californiensis (formerly Callianassa californiensis), the Bay ghost shrimp, is a species of ghost shrimp that lives on the Pacific coast of North America. It is a pale animal which grows to a length of 11.5 cm (4.5 in). One claw is bigger than the other, especially in males, and the enlarged claw is thought to have a function in mating.
P. paludosus in a freshwater aquarium. Feeder shrimp, ghost shrimp, glass shrimp, grass shrimp, river shrimp or feeder prawns are generic names applied to inexpensive small, typically with a length of 1 to 3 cm (0.39 to 1.18 in), semi-transparent crustaceans commonly sold and fed as live prey to larger more aggressive fishes kept in aquariums.
Callianassa subterranea is a species of burrowing ghost shrimp. This species is known by such generic common names as "mud shrimp" and "ghost shrimp". [2] Description
Ghost shrimp is a name applied to at least three different kinds of crustacean: Thalassinidea , crustaceans which live in deep burrows in the intertidal zone Caprellidae , amphipods with slender bodies more commonly known as "skeleton shrimps"
The Australian ghost shrimp, marine yabby, or ghost nipper (Trypaea australiensis) is a species of ghost shrimp in the family Callianassidae, found in Australia and the Indo-West Pacific region. [1] [2] They are bio-irrigators and bioturbators in estuarine sediments, and are widely harvested by recreational anglers as fishing bait. [3]
The new species lives in burrows with ghost shrimp, researchers said. Four-eyed creature — with ‘bright red’ body — found burrowed in sand. See new species
Like all caprellid amphipods, Caprella mutica are characterized by slender bodies and elongated appendages. Their skeletal appearance gives rise to the common names of "skeleton shrimp" or "ghost shrimp", [4] and, coupled with their distinctive upright feeding posture, give them a striking resemblance to stick insects and "starved praying mantises". [5]