Draft:Rimicaris exoculata

Rimicaris exoculata
They are alive!! Swarms of them!!! Swaaaaaarms!
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Alvinocarididae
Genus: Rimicaris
Species:
R. exoculata
Binomial name
Rimicaris exoculata
Williams & Rona, 1986

Rimicaris exoculata is a species of deep-sea shrimp in the family Alvinocarididae. They are found at high densities in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge hydrothermal vent system. (cite?) They are medium-sized shrimp, growing 4–5 centimetres (1.6–2.0 in) in length. ! CITE NEEDED!! which source!?

Physical description

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Distribution and habitat

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Ecology

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Behaviour

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  • If dislodged from their place, they quickly return back to the ground (quote source "substratum") [1] and to the fluids from the chimney [1]
    • They cluster around holes in the chimney which let out the hot fluids [1]
      • Appear to need these holes/cracks: quote source 1 the availability of a substratum exposed to the flow of hydrothermal fluids appears to be a prerequisite for the development of these dense aggregations (need to SUMMARIZE no quote)
  • More picky about temperature than Pompei worms (Alvinella pompejana)
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[[Category:Alvinocarididae]]