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Palaemon vulgaris
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Copyright © 2014
S Moorman
Grass Shrimp -
Palaemon vulgaris
Edisto Island/ Jeremy Inlet, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
November 27, 2013
I believe this is Palaemonetes vulgaris.
http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/wdb/pub/species_profiles/82_11-035.pdf
http://www.seapeachbio.blogspot.com/
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Contributed by
S Moorman
on 22 August, 2014 - 1:20pm
Last updated 16 October, 2017 - 11:42am
Moved, Palaemon vulgaris
Moved from
Palaemon
. Okay, I think this is
vulgaris
based on the rostrum. While in the close up photo, it looks as if there is only one dorsal tooth behind the orbit, this is only because the eye stalk points backwards slightly, such that the eye itself is in front of just one tooth. In this photo, there are clearly two teeth behind the orbit. Additionally, the teeth match the illustration of the rostrum of
vulgaris
here
. The rostrum of
intermedius
seems to have fewer teeth, as seen in that illustration and in my photographs.
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Aaron Hunt
, 16 October, 2017 - 11:42am
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Moved
Moved from
Caridean shrimps
.
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Aaron Hunt
, 26 August, 2015 - 11:08am
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Seems to be
But I don't know if there are other Palaemonetes species in your area aside from intermedius and pugio.
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Aaron Hunt
, 24 June, 2015 - 4:41pm
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Palaemonetes
According to the SC Dept. Of Natural Resources, P. vulgaris is found here but, looking again at the rostrum I believe that you are correct and it's either intermedius or pugio. :)
Here is a PDF from the SCDNR:
http://www.dnr.sc.gov/cwcs/pdf/grassshrimp.pdf
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S Moorman
, 7 July, 2015 - 7:26pm
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I actually think vulgaris
The rostrum fits. I just don't know if there are additional species (beyond the three mentioned) that could fit. See here:
here
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Aaron Hunt
, 26 August, 2015 - 11:08am
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