Palaemon affinis
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| Species: | P. affinis
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| Palaemon affinis H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
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Palaemon affinis is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae. Early authors used the name Palaemon affinis for specimens now known to belong to a variety of species,[1] but P. affinis is now known to be endemic to the waters of New Zealand.[2]
Palaemon affinis are a cold blooded shrimp species found in New Zealand. They are invertebrate. They prefer lower light intensities, after they have ventured into light for a short period of time to warm up, they slink back into the darkness, to their preferred ecological niche. Their preferred temperatures are about 20 degrees celsius.
References
- ^ J. C. Yaldwyn. "Studies on Palaemon affinis M.-Edw. 1837, (Crustacea, Decapoda, Natantia.) Part I. Synonymy and External Morphology" (PDF). Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 82 (1): 169–187.
- ^ L. R. Richardson & J. C. Yaldwyn (1958). "A Guide to the Natant Decapod Crustacea (Shrimps and Prawns) of New Zealand". Tuatara. 7 (1): 17–41.
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