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Athanas nitescens
(Hooded Shrimp)
Record
Athanas nitescens
is also a member of:
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(via Arthropoda)

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Athanas nitescens (Leach) (Hooded Shrimp)

Date: 24 March 2009
OS grid ref: SY67
Lat/Lon: 50° 40' N, 2° 30' W
Location: Vice County: Dorset, VC9, England
Voucher: 24/03/2009[B]
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Stage or state: Living animal
Record Summary: juvenile, in rock pool
Identification Notes: Brown with broad white dorsal stripe when caught, the brown areas turned to night colours (pale blue) in captivity and didn't revert even under (indoor) lights.
Length c. 1cm.
Outer antennae shorter than body.
Inner antennae shorter than outer antennae, divided into three parts.
Rostrum untoothed, short, with a similar length forward-pointing lateral spine on each side of thorax.
First pair of legs (the longest) with unequal-sized small chelae.

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