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Hippolyte obliquimanus is a small shrimp species inhabiting various shallow waters, e.g., on coral and rocky reefs, in tide pools, on green, brown and red algae.
It is an epipelagic species, found on rocky, sandy and muddy bottoms and in seagrass areas
Populations consist of two main morphs: homogeneous shrimp with variable color (H) and transparent individuals with colored stripes (ST).
H shrimp are able to change color toward their algal background within a few days, allowing them to better hide in the more marginal and less preferred red algae habitat, while swimming activity is higher in the ST morph.
In addition, laboratory experiments have shoa
This is consistent with morphological evidence suggesting that these two morphs have more benthic (H) and more pelagic (ST) lifestyles, respectively.
The results suggest that H shrimp employ a camouflage strategy that is specialized to a limited number of backgrounds, whereas ST individuals exhibit a phenotype with more generalist camouflage (transparency) associated with more generalist (universal) background use.
Hippolyte obliquimanus is a gonochore species.
Synonyms:
Hippolyte curacaoensis Schmitt, 1924
Hippolyte exilirostratus Dana, 1852
Virbius gracilis var. brasiliensis Czerniavsky, 1884
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Authores: Rafael C. Duarte, Martin Stevens, Augusto A. V. Flores
Shape, colour plasticity, and habitat use indicate morph-specific camouflage strategies in a marine shrimp
DOI:10.1186/s12862-016-0796-8
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309278862_Shape_colour_plasticity_and_habitat_use_indicate_morph-specific_camouflage_strategies_in_a_marine_shrimp
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It is an epipelagic species, found on rocky, sandy and muddy bottoms and in seagrass areas
Populations consist of two main morphs: homogeneous shrimp with variable color (H) and transparent individuals with colored stripes (ST).
H shrimp are able to change color toward their algal background within a few days, allowing them to better hide in the more marginal and less preferred red algae habitat, while swimming activity is higher in the ST morph.
In addition, laboratory experiments have shoa
This is consistent with morphological evidence suggesting that these two morphs have more benthic (H) and more pelagic (ST) lifestyles, respectively.
The results suggest that H shrimp employ a camouflage strategy that is specialized to a limited number of backgrounds, whereas ST individuals exhibit a phenotype with more generalist camouflage (transparency) associated with more generalist (universal) background use.
Hippolyte obliquimanus is a gonochore species.
Synonyms:
Hippolyte curacaoensis Schmitt, 1924
Hippolyte exilirostratus Dana, 1852
Virbius gracilis var. brasiliensis Czerniavsky, 1884
ResearchGate
Authores: Rafael C. Duarte, Martin Stevens, Augusto A. V. Flores
Shape, colour plasticity, and habitat use indicate morph-specific camouflage strategies in a marine shrimp
DOI:10.1186/s12862-016-0796-8
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309278862_Shape_colour_plasticity_and_habitat_use_indicate_morph-specific_camouflage_strategies_in_a_marine_shrimp
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
