Hamopontonia fungicola Egg Shell Shrimp,Mushroom Coral Shrimp

Hamopontonia fungicola is commonly referred to as Egg Shell Shrimp,Mushroom Coral Shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Hamopontonia fungicola

Hier eine Aufnahme von Hamopontonia corallicola in ihrer natürlichen Umgebung. Aufgenommen in Cabilao / Philippinen, 02/2016

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lexID:: 5541
AphiaID:: 764462

Scientific:: Hamopontonia fungicola
German:: Eierschalen Garnele, Pilzkorallen-Partnergarnele
English:: Egg Shell Shrimp,Mushroom Coral Shrimp

Category:: Reker

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Palaemonidae (Family) > Hamopontonia (Genus) > fungicola (Species)
Initial determination:: Marin, 2012

Occurrence:: Australia, Bali, Great Barrier Reef, Indo Pacific, Lembeh Strait, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Sulawesi, Tulamben, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 1 - 30 Meter
Habitats:: On living corals, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 2,4 cm
Temperature:: 68 °F - 82.4 °F (20°C - 28°C)
Food:: No reliable information available
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Hamopontonia corallicola
Goniopora Partnergarnele
Hamopontonia essingtoni

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-05-29 14:56:40
Last edit:: 2024-11-16 17:46:40

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Hamopontonia fungicola Marin, 2012

Hamopontonia fungicola ,commonly known as the egg shell shrimp, is a commensal shrimp living in association with Heliofungia actiniformis. The body is transparent body with 2 large white spots, on carapace and abdomen, mimicking the tentacle tips of Heliofungia.

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treatment.plazi.org (en). Abgerufen am 23.08.2023.

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Hamopontonia fungicola,Egg Shell Shrimp,Lembeh Strait,Sulawesi,Indonesia,2019

Egg Shell Shrimp (Hamopontonia fungicola), 2016

Hamopontonia fungicola, Tulamben, Bali 2024

Egg shell Shrimp, Hamopontonia fungicola,2019

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