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Crustaceans

Ghost Shrimp

Phtisica marina

Also known as: Amphipod, Skeleton Shrimp

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Adult
@MichaelSAF · Walea Dive & Spa Resort, Indonesia · November 20141 / 1
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Overview

Found singly, sitting on algae, bryozoans, hydroids, seagrass and sponges, in caves and over reefs.

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How to identify

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Behaviour
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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Central Pacific, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean
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Found singly, sitting on algae, bryozoans, hydroids, seagrass and sponges, in caves and over reefs.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumArthropoda
    3. classMalacostraca
    4. orderAmphipoda
    5. familyCaprellidae
    6. genusPhtisica
    7. speciesPhtisica marina Slabber, 1769

    SourcesWoRMSSeaLifeBase

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    More in the family

    Amphipoda

    Ladybug Amphipod

    Cyproideidae

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