Endemic predatory shrimp  (Procaris ascensionis)

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Glossary

  • Carapace: In arthropods (insects, crabs etc), the fused head and thorax (the part of the body located near the head) also known as ‘cephalothorax’.
  • Endemic: a species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.

References

  1. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (April, 2006)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. CaveBiology.com (January, 2006)
    http://www.tamug.edu/cavebiology/fauna/shrimp/P_sp.html
  3. Pawson, D. (2001) RESEARCH: Twenty five years ago, we changed forever the ecology of Ascension Island. No Bones Newsletter, 15 (1): 4 - 5. Available at: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/iz/newsletters/feb2001.pdf
  4. Abele, L.G. and Felgenhauer, B.E. (1985) Observations on the ecology and feeding behaviour of the anchialine shrimp Procaris ascensionis. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 5 (1): 15 - 24.
  5. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Crustacea Glossary (March, 2006)
    http://crustacea.nhm.org/glossary/index.html?printall=yes
  6. Joint Nature Conservation Committee (March, 2006)
    http://www.jncc.gov.uk/pdf/OT_Ascension.pdf
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