Mesopontonia gorgoniophila is a species of shrimp in the family Palaemonidae that was first described in 1967 by Alexander James Bruce.[1][2] The specific name, gorgoniophila, describes the species as being a lover of gorgonians, given because it is found amongst gorgonian corals.
Mesopontonia gorgoniophila | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Caridea |
Family: | Palaemonidae |
Genus: | Mesopontonia |
Species: | M. gorgoniophila
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Binomial name | |
Mesopontonia gorgoniophila Bruce, 1967
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It is found associated with gorgonian corals, at depths of 117–270 m, in the South China Sea and off the Queensland coast on continental shelves and on continental slopes.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Mesopontonia gorgoniophila Bruce, 1967". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ A J Bruce (1967). "Notes on some Indo-Pacific Pontoniinae III-IX descriptions of some new genera and species from the Western Indian Ocean and the South China Sea". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 87 (1): 1-73 [13]. ISSN 0024-1652. Wikidata Q93259100.
- ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Mesopontonia gorgoniophila". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2023-01-10.