Mystery Hawaiian Shrimp & Snail

[ptychoptera]

Both were collected in shallow water in Hilo. I've scoured the interweb for info on this shrimp and have come up empty. Leslie, know any shrimpologists?

Here's a closeup of the snail, the shrimp's telson, & my new bumbleebee shrimpy

 

[KhawMengLee]

Does it change color when the lights are off to a dark green? I think I got the same shrimp in my tank.

 

[LeslieH]

Yes, I do & will send a SOS. My uneducated guess is that it's a Lysmata. Let's see how far off I am

 

[ptychoptera]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11256555#post11256555 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by LeslieH
Yes, I do & will send a SOS. My uneducated guess is that it's a Lysmata. Let's see how far off I am

Thanks again Leslie. I was leaning towards something in/near that genus as well. I'll be interested to hear what your carideaphilic friend thinks.

Cheers

 

[pagojoe]

This snail is a little easier than your striped one. It's Mitra (Strigatella) litterata, one of the species that cluster on rocks in the splash zone. They reportedly eat the small tube worms (and probably any other small worms) that attach to those rocks.

Cheers,



Don

 

[ptychoptera]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11257505#post11257505 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pagojoe
This snail is a little easier than your striped one. It's Mitra (Strigatella) litterata, one of the species that cluster on rocks in the splash zone. They reportedly eat the small tube worms (and probably any other small worms) that attach to those rocks.

Cheers,



Don

Thanks for the ID... hopefully he doesn't go in search of another splash zone.

 

[pagojoe]

He probably won't. He's not an excellent glass climber, and he may be perfectly content to nestle in your rocks waiting on the next low tide.



Don