Cuban cave shrimp (Barbouria cubensis)
Facts – Cuban cave shrimp
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Crustacea |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Hippolytidae |
| Genus | Barbouria (1) |
Status – Cuban cave shrimp
Classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List 2006 (1).
Description – Cuban cave shrimp
This is a brightly coloured shrimp with an arched body and rostrum. The colour of the shrimp varies from vivid red and orange to pale yellow and cream, with numerous tiny white spots that change in the light from cream to reddish. The antennae and walking legs are white. Adult males and females are superficially indistinguishable (2).
Range – Cuban cave shrimp
Recorded from the Bahaman Islands of Abaco, Exumas and San Salvador; the Caicos Island of Providenciales; the Cayman Islands; Bermuda; Cuba; and Jamaica (2).
Habitat – Cuban cave shrimp
Found free-swimming in the brackish pools within and outside anchialine limestone caves, open to sunlight (2).
Biology – Cuban cave shrimp
Nothing is known about the biology of this species.
Threats – Cuban cave shrimp
The threats to this species are unknown.
Conservation – Cuban cave shrimp
There are currently no conservation measures underway targeting this species.
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View information on this species at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. |
Find out more – Cuban cave shrimp
For more information on this Cuban cave shrimp see:
- Anchialine Caves and Cave Fauna of the World:
http://www.tamug.edu/cavebiology/fauna/shrimp/B_cubensis.html
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Glossary
- Anchialine: coastal bodies of standing waters that have no surface connections to the ocean but display both tidal fluctuations and salinity ranges characteristic of fresh and brackish waters, indicating the presence of subsurface connections to the watertable and ocean.
- Rostrum: Central, forward-projecting and occasionally long spine between the eyes of crustaceans.
References
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IUCN Red List (January, 2007)
http://www.iucnredlist.org -
Anchialine Caves and Cave Fauna of the World (February, 2007)
http://www.tamug.edu/cavebiology/fauna/shrimp/B_cubensis.html
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Dr. Thomas M. Iliffe
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