Athanas areteformis

Athanas areteformis is a species of small alpheid shrimp from the Indo-West Pacific.

Athanas areteformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Caridea
Family:
Alpheidae
Genus:
Athanas
Species:
A. areteformis
Binomial name
Athanas areteformis
Coutière, 1903
Synonyms[1]
  • Athanas crosslandi
    Tattersall, 1921
  • Athanas dubius
    Banner, 1956
  • Athanas erythraeus
    Ramadan, 1936
  • Athanas naifaroensis
    Coutière, 1903

Taxonomy

Athanas areteformis belongs to the genus Athanas of the snapping shrimp family Alpheidae. It was first described in 1903 by the French carcinologist Henri Coutière.[1][2]

Distribution

Athanas areteformis has an Indo-West Pacific distribution. They can be found in South Africa, the Red Sea, Réunion, Maldives, the Philippines, Saipan, Australia, the Marshall Islands, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and the Society Islands.[3][4]

Ecology

They inhabit intertidal and subtidal areas of coral reefs, at depths of 2 to 28 m (7 to 92 ft).[3] They can sometimes be found living among the spines of flower urchins (Toxopneustes pileolus), burrowing urchins (Echinometra mathaei), and collector urchins (Tripneustes gratilla).[5]

References
  1. S. De Grave (2014). "Athanas areteformis Coutière, 1903". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  2. Henri Coutière (1903). "Note sur quelques Alpheidæ des Maldives et Laquedives". Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris. 5 (9): 72–90.
  3. Peter J.F. Davie (2002). "Crustacea: Malacostraca: Phylocarida, Hoplocarida, Eucarida (Part 1)". In A. Wells & W.W.K. Houston (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. 19.3A. CSIRO Publishing. p. 203. ISBN 9780643056770.
  4. "Athanas areteformis". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  5. Andreas Kroh (2014). Kroh A, Mooi R (eds.). "Echinometra mathaei (Blainville, 1825)". World Echinoidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
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