mystry shrimp
mystry shrimp
Found this guy on a night dive in Port Townsend. He has got to be the weirdest shrimp I have seen. Looks like he was throwen together from spare parts.
http://dustys-lights.com/, An awesome light at an unbelievably low price
Dusty's Lights on facebook
http://underthesound.smugmug.com/
Dusty's Lights on facebook
http://underthesound.smugmug.com/
- Greg Jensen
- Amphibian
- Posts: 857
- Joined: Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:02 am
Re: mystry shrimp
It's a deep blade shrimp, Spirontocaris prionota. They come in a wide variety of colors, patterns, and degrees of grunginess.
- nwscubamom
- I've Got Gills
- Posts: 2315
- Joined: Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:13 am
Re: mystry shrimp
Sheesh, it looks like he hardly has any antennae or anything!
Janna Nichols
My underwater photo galleries
REEF Citizen Science Program Manager
Seen any cool critters lately?
><((((°>
-----------------------------
My underwater photo galleries
REEF Citizen Science Program Manager
Seen any cool critters lately?
><((((°>
-----------------------------
Re: mystry shrimp
Man Dusty2, I have to come do some diving with you. You always find some wild stuff that I would love to see.
Re: mystry shrimp
Any time! Down here or up in PT which where I find allot of the unusual stuff.Chevayea wrote:Man Dusty2, I have to come do some diving with you. You always find some wild stuff that I would love to see.
http://dustys-lights.com/, An awesome light at an unbelievably low price
Dusty's Lights on facebook
http://underthesound.smugmug.com/
Dusty's Lights on facebook
http://underthesound.smugmug.com/