Common name of Macropetasma africana
 
Common Name Swimming shrimp
Language English
Type FAO
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country United Kingdom
Locality
Ref. Holthuis, L.B., 1980
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st Modifier behavior
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'shrimp' from Old Norse 'skorpna', i.e., 'to shrivel up'.
 
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