Acanthephyra purpurea

Acanthephyra purpurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Infraorder:	Caridea
Family:	Acanthephyridae
Genus:	Acanthephyra
Species:	A. purpurea
Binomial name
	Acanthephyra purpurea; A. Milne-Edwards, 1881
Synonyms
	Acanthephyra abyssorum Filhol, 1885 (junior synonym) ; Acanthephyra parva paucidens Coutière, 1905 ; Hoplocaricyphus similis Coutière, 1907 ; Miersia agassizii Smith, 1882 ;

The Fire Breathing Shrimp (Acanthephyra purpurea) is a species of deep sea shrimp described in 1881.^[1]

Reproduction[]

The species is mostly gonochoric. It engages in courtship displays through olfactory and tactile cues, and usually employs indirect sperm transfer.^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b WoRMS (2021). "Acanthephyra purpurea A. Milne-Edwards, 1881". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ "Acanthephyra purpurea, purple deep-sea shrimp". www.sealifebase.ca.

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[worms-1] WoRMS (2021). "Acanthephyra purpurea A. Milne-Edwards, 1881". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[2] "Acanthephyra purpurea, purple deep-sea shrimp". www.sealifebase.ca.

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