Lysmata ankeri explained

Lysmata ankeri is a species of saltwater shrimp first classified as Lysmata wurdemanni. It is found in shallow waters of the Atlantic Ocean, and can be distinguished by its coloration pattern.^[1]

Further reading

• Wirtz, Peter, Gustavo de Melo, and Sammy de Grave. "Symbioses of decapod crustaceans along the coast of Espírito Santo, Brazil." Marine Biodiversity Records 2 (2009): e162.
• Baeza, J. Antonio, et al. "Molecular phylogeny of shrimps from the genus Lysmata (Caridea: Hippolytidae): the evolutionary origins of protandric simultaneous hermaphroditism and social monogamy." Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 96.2 (2009): 415-424.
• Zhang, Dong, et al. "Surface glycoproteins are not the contact pheromones in the Lysmata shrimp." Marine biology 157.1 (2010): 171-176.
• Baeza, J. Antonio. "Molecular systematics of peppermint and cleaner shrimps: phylogeny and taxonomy of the genera Lysmata and Exhippolysmata (Crustacea: Caridea: Hippolytidae)." Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society160.2 (2010): 254-265.

Notes and References

1. Rhyne, Andrew L., and Junda Lin. "A western Atlantic peppermint shrimp complex: redescription of Lysmata wurdemanni, description of four new species, and remarks on Lysmata rathbunae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Hippolytidae)." Bulletin of Marine Science 79.1 (2006): 165-204.