Английская Википедия:Gonodactylus smithii
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Speciesbox Gonodactylus smithii, also known as the purple spot mantis shrimp or Smith's mantis shrimp, is a species of the smasher type of mantis shrimp.[1] G. smithii are the first animals discovered to be capable of dynamic polarization vision.[2] They are identified by their distinctive meral spots ranging from maroon to purple with a white ring, though those that inhabit depths below 10 meters tend to be colored maroon.[3] They also have raptorial dactyles, specialized forelimbs that are pigmented green and red, and antennal scales that are yellow.[3]
Background
Gonodactylus smithii are aggressive benthic marine predators that exhibit highly specialized color vision.[4] On average, they are around 60 millimeters in length, but have been found to be as large as 380 millimeters.[4][3] The morphology of both males and females are isometrically proportional to their respective body masses.[5] Their mass ranges between 10 and 300 grams, with the average being around 60 grams.[3] Their basal metabolic rate ranges from 0.0125 to 0.02 cm3.02/g/hr, with the average being around 0.0175 cm3.02/g/hr.[3]
Distribution
Gonodactylus smithii are found in tropical littoral zones in the Indo-Pacific Ocean, and widespread in Australia, India, and eastern Africa.[1][4] They are also found in regions south of Japan and around Guam.[3] Gonodactylus smithii reside in coral reef flats in both shallow waters and low intertidal depths ranging from 1 to 60 meters, but are most commonly found in the low intertidal zone.[1] Gonodactylus smithii typically dwell in the cavities they create in either live coral or coral rubble.[3]
Reproduction
Gonodactylus smithii reproduce all year long, but breeding is more concentrated during warmer months.[3] They are generally monogamous, though some are polygynous.[3] Males usually pursue females in their native habitats.[4] Initially, males, using an external copulation organ, insert gonadopods into female gonadopores.[3] Sperm is released, with females holding the males briefly.[3] Females then release both the males and their eggs, with fertilization occurring.[3] Males typically leave after copulation and do not invest in the females nor their offspring.[3] Females are oviparous, laying eggs that eventually hatch.[3]
Life stages
Gonodactylus smithii have a bipartite life cycle.[6] They begin with a larval phase, during which dispersal occurs, then mature into an adult phase.[6] There are 7 larval stages, with the first 3 stages taking between 1 and 3 days, the fourth stage taking between 6 and 8 days, and the final 3 stages taking up to 38 days.[7]
Diet
Gonodactylus smithii utilize their smashing raptorial claws as a mechanism to catch prey.[3] The claws can easily shatter shells, stunning the prey.[3] Gonodactylus smithii are generally carnivorous, specifically preying on fish, molluscs, non-insect arthropods, crustaceans, bivalves, and gastropods.[3]
Movement
Gonodactylus smithii are capable of many signaling behaviors and exhibit offensive and defensive actions while doing so.[4] Offensive actions include pushing the telson into the domicile of the resident, grasping the body of another using maxillipeds, and using dactyls to pierce through another.[4] Defensive actions include simply avoiding, and bending the abdomen so that it brings the telson underneath and up to the front.[4]
Behavior
A behavior unique to Gonodactylus smithii is that they are capable of dynamic polarization vision.[2] Unlike other organisms, stomatopods only fixate their gaze on objects of interest from time to time.[2] They are able to focus their eyes with a series of rotations, and their eyes are capable of moving independently of the other.[2] One type of rotation they use is torsional rotation, in which their ability to see the polarization of light is amplified.[2] They rotate their eyes so that certain photoreceptors are aligned with the angle of polarization of a linearly polarized visual stimulus.[2] This allows them to isolate the contrast between the object of interest and its background.[2] The study of the eye structure of Gonodactylus smithii can generate more information on digital and visual storage capacity.[3]
Roles in ecosystem
Gonodactylus smithii are essential to their ecosystem as they provide habitats for other organisms.[3] The cavities that they create are left behind for other organisms to dwell in, and some host parasites, though this has led to the contracting of diseases in their shells.[3]
Bibliography
- Barber, Paul, and Boyce, Sarah L. (2006). Estimating diversity of Indo-Pacific coral reef stomatopods through DNA barcoding of stomatopod larvae. Proc. R. Soc. B.[6]
- Cheroske, Cronin, T. W., Durham, M. F., & Caldwell, R. L. (2009). Adaptive signaling behavior in stomatopods under varying light conditions. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology.[4]
- Daly, I., How, M., Partridge, J. et al. (2016). Dynamic polarization vision in mantis shrimps. Nat Commun.[2]
- Luff, J. 2019. "Gonodactylus smithii" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web.[3]
- McHenry, Claverie, T., Rosario, M. V., & Patek, S. N. (2012). Gearing for speed slows the predatory strike of a mantis shrimp. Journal of Experimental Biology.[5]
- Morgan, Steven G., and Goy, Joseph W. (1987). Reproduction and Larval Development of the Mantis Shrimp Gonodactylus Bredini (Crustacea: Stomatopoda) Journal of Crustacean Biology.[7]
- Yang, Mingqui, Liu, Hongtao, Wang, Rong, & Tan, Wei (2021). The complete mitochondrial genome of Purple Spot Mantis Shrimp Gonodactylus smithii (Pocock, 1893), Mitochondrial DNA Part B.[1]
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 Шаблон:Cite journal
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 2,5 2,6 2,7 Шаблон:Cite journal
- ↑ 3,00 3,01 3,02 3,03 3,04 3,05 3,06 3,07 3,08 3,09 3,10 3,11 3,12 3,13 3,14 3,15 3,16 3,17 3,18 3,19 3,20 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 4,3 4,4 4,5 4,6 4,7 Шаблон:Cite journal
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 Шаблон:Cite journal
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 6,2 Шаблон:Cite journal
- ↑ 7,0 7,1 Шаблон:Cite journal
