Thor algicola Algae Shrimp

Thor algicola is commonly referred to as Algae 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.

Alberto Alcalá, Mexiko

Foto: La Boquita, Manzanillo, Colima, Mexiko, Ost-Pazifik

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Courtesy of the author Alberto Alcalá, Mexiko . Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:: 18630
AphiaID:: 515342

Scientific:: Thor algicola
German:: Algen Garnele
English:: Algae Shrimp

Category:: Crevettes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Thoridae (Family) > Thor (Genus) > algicola (Species)
Initial determination:: Wicksten, 1987

Occurrence:: Central America (Eastern Pacific), Costa Rica, Gulf of California, North Pacific (Ocean)
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: - 5 Meter
Habitats:: Algae zones, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0" - 0" (0,16cm - 0,59cm)
Food:: No reliable information available
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown