Athanas areteformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Alpheidae
Genus: Athanas
Species:
A. areteformis
Binomial name
Athanas areteformis
Coutière, 1903
Synonyms[1]
  • Athanas crosslandi
    Tattersall, 1921
  • Athanas dubius
    Banner, 1956
  • Athanas erythraeus
    Ramadan, 1936
  • Athanas naifaroensis
    Coutière, 1903

Athanas areteformis is a species of small alpheid shrimp from the Indo-West Pacific.

Taxonomy

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

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

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

  1. 1 2 S. De Grave (2014). "Athanas areteformis Coutière, 1903". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  2. ↑ Henri Coutière (1903). "Note sur quelques Alpheidæ des Maldives et Laquedives". Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris. 5 (9): 72–90.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ "Athanas areteformis". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  5. ↑ Andreas Kroh (2014). Kroh A, Mooi R (eds.). "Echinometra mathaei (Blainville, 1825)". World Echinoidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
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