Allopontonia brockii

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Allopontonia brockii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Palaemonidae
Genus: Allopontonia
Species:
A. brockii
Binomial name
Allopontonia brockii
(de Man, 1888)
Synonyms   [1]
  • Allopontonia ianiBruce, 1972
  • Anchistia brockiide Man, 1888
  • Periclimenes signatusKemp, 1925
  • Periclimenes priodactylusBruce, 1992

Allopontonia brockii is a small commensal shrimp in the family Palaemonidae.

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Description

This species of shrimp can be easily confused with Allogalathea elegans (crinoid squat lobster) due to its long chelipeds, the visible shape of its cephalothorax, its abdomen slightly curved under the body and by its colours. However, Allopontonia brockii differs in several points from Allogalathea elegans:

Distribution

Allopontonia brockii is widespread through the Indo-Pacific, Red Sea included, and the eastern coast of the Pacific Ocean. [1]

Ecology

Allopontonia brockii is considered as a commensal species from different species of sea urchins like some of the genus Salmaciella , Salmacis , Asthenosoma or Pseudoboletiana . [3] However, Allopontonia brockii can usually be observed on Asthenosoma varium (fire sea urchin). [2] Allopontonia brockii takes advantage of its host when it moves on the substratum to collect its food during the way and also takes benefit of the potential food which can hang onto the sea urchin.

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References

  1. 1 2 Sammy De Grave (2013). "Allopontonia brockii (De Man, 1888)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Andrea Ferrari & Antonella Ferrari (2003). A Diver's Guide to Underwater Malaysia: Macrolife. Nautilus Publishing. p. 160. ISBN   9789832731009.
  3. 1 2 A. J. Bruce (2010). "Allopontonia alastairi sp. nov., a second species of the genus Allopontonia Bruce, 1972 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Pontoniinae), from the Australian Northwest Shelf" (PDF). Zootaxa . 2372: 33–36. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2372.1.4.