Английская Википедия:Crinoid shrimp

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The crinoid shrimp, or feather star shrimp[1] Hippolyte catagrapha, is a species of shrimp in the family Hippolytidae[2]

Description

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Crinoid Shrimp, Twin Rocks, Anilao, Philippines

Crinoid shrimps grow to up to 3 cm in total length. They are well camouflaged shrimps which live on a host crinoid, the elegant feather star, Tropiometra carinata.[3]

Distribution

These animals are found off the South African coast in False Bay and have been seen from 10 to at least 30 m underwater. They are probably endemic to this area.[3] There is evidence however, that these shrimp exist elsewhere in the world with the species recently observed in the Philippines.[4]

Ecology

These shrimps have so far only been seen in association with crinoids. They probably eat the wastes of their host.[3]

References

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  1. Jones, Georgina. A field guide to the marine animals of the Cape Peninsula. SURG, Cape Town, 2008. Шаблон:ISBN
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  3. 3,0 3,1 3,2 Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa Шаблон:ISBN
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