Athanas areteformis is a species of small alpheid shrimp from the Indo-West Pacific.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Alpheidae |
| Genus: | Athanas |
| Species: | A. areteformis
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| Athanas areteformis Coutière, 1903
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Taxonomy edit
Athanas areteformis belongs to the genus Athanas of the snapping shrimp family Alpheidae. It was first described in 1903 by the French carcinologist Henri Coutière.[1][2]
Distribution edit
Athanas areteformis has an Indo-West Pacific distribution. They can be found in South Africa, the Red Sea, Réunion, Maldives, the Philippines, Saipan, Australia, the Marshall Islands, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and the Society Islands.[3][4]
Ecology edit
They inhabit intertidal and subtidal areas of coral reefs, at depths of 2 to 28 m (7 to 92 ft).[3] They can sometimes be found living among the spines of flower urchins (Toxopneustes pileolus), burrowing urchins (Echinometra mathaei), and collector urchins (Tripneustes gratilla).[5]
References edit
- ^ a b S. De Grave (2014). "Athanas areteformis Coutière, 1903". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
- ^ Henri Coutière (1903). "Note sur quelques Alpheidæ des Maldives et Laquedives". Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris. 5 (9): 72–90.
- ^ a b Peter J.F. Davie (2002). "Crustacea: Malacostraca: Phylocarida, Hoplocarida, Eucarida (Part 1)". In A. Wells & W.W.K. Houston (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.3A. CSIRO Publishing. p. 203. ISBN 9780643056770.
- ^ "Athanas areteformis". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
- ^ Andreas Kroh (2014). Kroh A, Mooi R (eds.). "Echinometra mathaei (Blainville, 1825)". World Echinoidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
External links edit
- Photos of Athanas areteformis (University of California, Berkeley)