Pauline Walsh Jacobson, USA
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Neogonodactylus curacaoensis (Schmitt, 1924)
Mantis shrimps are commonly separated into two distinct groups determined by the manner of claws they possess,the Smashers and the Spearers.are predators.They are aggressive and live typically solitary.
$alt functional type: Smasher
Habitat: Coral reefs; often found in cavities in live coral. Often has more than one cavity.
Colour: Brown, olive or light green; white spots on back; telson carinae and teeth green or bluish green; raptorial dactyl blue; meral spot white. Orange area at base of the eyestalks. Eat very small crustaceans and gastropods.
Synonymised names:
Gonodactylus oerstedii var. curacaoensis Schmitt, 1924 (Basionym)
Mantis shrimps are commonly separated into two distinct groups determined by the manner of claws they possess,the Smashers and the Spearers.are predators.They are aggressive and live typically solitary.
$alt functional type: Smasher
Habitat: Coral reefs; often found in cavities in live coral. Often has more than one cavity.
Colour: Brown, olive or light green; white spots on back; telson carinae and teeth green or bluish green; raptorial dactyl blue; meral spot white. Orange area at base of the eyestalks. Eat very small crustaceans and gastropods.
Synonymised names:
Gonodactylus oerstedii var. curacaoensis Schmitt, 1924 (Basionym)
