Procarid shrimp  (Procaris chacei)

Procaris chacei

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Crustacea
Order Decapoda
Family Procarididae
Genus Procaris (1)
Size Carapace length: 10 mm (2)

Status

Classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List 2006 (1).

Description

This procarid shrimp has a thin, fragile integument (hard outer covering of the body). The carapace and short, triangular rostrum are unarmed, and the eyestalks split into two blunt lobes. All five pairs of walking limbs (pereiopods) are similar, each with large, bristle-like structures (2).

Range

Recorded only from Green Bay Cave in Hamilton Parish, Bermuda (2).

Habitat

Found in anchialine limestone caves (2).

Biology

Nothing is known about the biology of this species.

Threats

The threats to this species are unknown.

Conservation

There are currently no conservation measures underway targeting this species.

Further Information

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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.
Carapace: The hard shell covering the upper surface of part of the body of a crustacean.
Rostrum: Central, forward-projecting and occasionally long spine between the eyes of crustaceans.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (January, 2007)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Anchialine Caves and Cave Fauna of the World (February, 2007)
    http://www.tamug.edu/cavebiology/fauna/shrimp/P_chacei.html