DATA SHEET Scientific Name: Tridacna Crocea Common Name: Crocea Clam Taxonomic Classification Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Subclass: Heterodonta Order: Veneroida Family: Tridacnidae Genus: Tridacna Species: Crocea Description: Tridacna Crocea is a large bivalve mollusk that has a triangular shell with robust and convoluted valves with ribs, where the cloak is hooked when it is extroflexed. At the center of the cloak is […]
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Data sheet: Lysmata Amboinensis “White-Banded Cleaner Shrimp”
Photo By Felice PanicoDATA SHEET Scientific name: Lysmata Amboinensis Common Name: White-Banded Cleaner Shrimp Taxonomic classification Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Malachite Subclass: Eumalacostraca Order: Decapod Suborder: Pleocyemata Family: Hippolytidae Genus: Lysmata Species: Amboinensis Description: They are very peaceful and sociable animals for this reason they are suitable for any type of tank. Periodically they make a mute […]
Data sheet: Limulus Polyphemus
DATA SHEET Scientific Name: Limulus Polyphemus Common Name: Horseshoe Taxonomic Classification: Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Merostomata Order: Xiphosura Suborder: Xiphosurida Family: Limulidae Genus: Limulus Species: Polyphemus Description: Since the Cambrian period there were the Xifosurides, a primitive marine group, which today we consider living fossils. The Horseshoe has a hard segmented horseshoe-shaped segmented carapace, with two simple, median and light-sensitive eyes as well as two side-facing eyes […]
Archaster Typicus Reproduction
The Archaster Typicus occurs naturally in the Indo-West Pacific region, the Maldives, Hawaii, China, Australia and Singapore. Characteristics: Dimension and Alimentation The Archaster Typicus is a starfish with 5 arms that grows up to 15cm in diameter, its preferred natural habitat is a sandy seabed where it […]