Distinguishing Characteristics |
Body elongate, lobster-like (abdomen dorsoventrally compressed); color pink to orangish with whitish translucent legs and abdominal fan; one enlarged wide claw, fingers short, talon-like; rostrum short, pointed, upturned; small spine on anterior lateral border of head, either side of rostrum; 1st abdominal segment (the one that attaches to the carapace) narrower on anterior end; inner appendage (endopod) of tail fan (uropod) about twice as long as wide; telson (hard middle part of tail fan) concave, much shorter than rest of tail fan. |
Similar Species |
Broadspine ghost shrimp differs from the estuarine ghost shrimp by having no spines on either side of rostrum (anterior lateral border of head) and a telson about the same length as the endopods of the tail fan. Other ghost shrimp have a shorter rostrum (<1/4 of eyestalk) and endopods that are 3-4 times longer than wide. |
Habitat |
Gulf and bay, prefer muddy bottoms |
Maximum Size |
unknown |
Other Common Names |
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Previous Scientific Names |
Callianassa louisianensis, C. jamaicense, L. jamaicense |
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