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Gonodactylus chiragra    

Mantis shrimp


Zoe Reynolds (2011)

 

 

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Overview

Brief Summary


Comprehensive Description


Distribution


Physical Description

Size


Identification Resources


Ecology

Local Distribution and Habitats


Biogeographical Distribution


Crypsis


Life History & Behaviour

Behaviour


Diurnality


Cyclicity


Evolution & Systematics

Systematics or Phylogenetics


Morphology and Physiology

External Morphology


Internal Anatomy


Molecular Biology & Genetics

Nucleotide Sequences


Conservation

Threats


Wikipedia


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Biomedical Terms


Names & Taxonomy

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Common Names

Local Distribution and Habitats


This species of mantis shrimp is common in reef flat and low rocky intertidal areas and lives in cavities within coral rubble and rock bench.

Cavities of mantis shrimps can be identified by a collection of shell fragments near the entrance of their home (Debelius 2001).

 Below is a typical habitat you might find G. chiragra hiding.


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