Calliapagurops charcoti is a species of mud shrimp from Macaronesia. It is the only mud shrimp known from Madeira, and is the only species of mud shrimp thought to be a filter feeder.
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| Species: | C. charcoti
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| Calliapagurops charcoti de Saint Laurent, 1973 [1]
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Description edit
Calliapagurops charcoti has a total length of around 77 millimetres (3.0 in), and a carapace length of 15–18 millimetres (0.6–0.7 in).[2] Its body is white, sometimes with bands of reddish brown.[2] The flagella of the antennae bear long setae (hairs). The animal spreads these like a fan, from the entrance to its burrow, and probably uses them for filter feeding.[2] No other mud shrimp is known to be a filter feeder in this way.[2]
History and distribution edit
Calliapagurops charcoti was first found in 1973 off the coast of Flores in the Azores at a depth of 190–230 metres (620–750 ft). In 2010, it was found off the island of Madeira, at a depth of 20 m (66 ft), making it the only mud shrimp yet known from Madeira.[2] This is one of the largest depth ranges of any mud shrimp.[2] The only other species in the genus, C. foresti, was described from the Philippines in 2002.[2]
References edit
- ^ Michael Türkay (2010). "Calliapagurops charcoti de Saint Laurent, 1973". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g Peter C. Dworschak & Peter Wirtz (2010). "Discovery of the rare burrowing shrimp Calliapagurops charcoti de Saint Laurent, 1973 (Decapoda: Axiidea: Callianassidae) in shallow water: first record of the infraorder for Madeira Island" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2691: 53–56.