Hymenopenaeus doris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Dendrobranchiata |
Family: | Solenoceridae |
Genus: | Hymenopenaeus |
Species: | H. doris |
Binomial name | |
Hymenopenaeus doris Faxon, 1893 | |
Hymenopenaeus doris is a species of prawn in the family Solenoceridae. The species lives in the Eastern Pacific in areas like Mexico, Peru, and Costa Rica, from depths of 549 to 4802 meters.[1]
The defense mechanism of H. doris is to play dead in order to avoid predation; drifting motionless while playing dead, having the name "zombie shrimp". This might also be a way of saving energy, since the depth they live at disallows animals to swim rapidly for long periods of time due to the little oxygen.[2]
References
- ↑ "Hymenopenaeus doris". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ↑ ""Zombie" shrimp play dead to avoid being eaten". MBARI. 2018-11-28. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
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