Mesocrangon munitella Miniature Spinyhead, Miniature Shrimp

Mesocrangon munitella is commonly referred to as Miniature Spinyhead, Miniature Shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

16638 

AphiaID:

515563 

Scientific:

Mesocrangon munitella 

German:

Miniatur Garnele, Miniatur Stachelkopf 

English:

Miniature Spinyhead, Miniature Shrimp 

Category:

Креветки 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Crangonidae (Family) > Mesocrangon (Genus) > munitella (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Walker, ), 1898 

Occurrence:

British Columbia, Canada Eastern Pacific, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), USA 

Sea depth:

1 - 94 Meter 

Habitats:

Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

2,5 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 50 °F (°C - 10°C) 

Food:

Invertebrates 

Difficulty:

Cold water animal 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Mesocrangon intermedia
• 
  Mesocrangon munitella
  Miniatur Garnele, Miniatur Stachelkopf

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-07-22 13:42:56 

Last edit:

2024-07-22 13:56:37 

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