?Lysmata debelius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Infraorder: Caridea Family: Hippolytidae Genus: Lysmata Species: L. debelius
Binomial name
Lysmata debelius Bruce, 1983

Lysmata debelius (known as the fire shrimp, blood red shrimp or scarlet cleaner shrimp) is a arthropod that grows to a maximum size of 5 cm (2 ;in) and is indigenous to the Indo-Pacific. Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subregnum Agnotozoa Placozoa (trichoplax) Orthonectida (orthonectids) Rhombozoa (dicyemids) Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) (radial symmetry) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Bilateria (unranked) (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Myxozoa (slime animals) Superphylum Deuterostomia (blastopore becomes anus) Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - spiders,scorpions, etc. ... Classes Remipedia Cephalocarida Branchiopoda Ostracoda Maxillopoda Malacostraca The crustaceans (Crustacea) are a large group of arthropods (55,000 species), usually treated as a subphylum. ... Subclasses Eumalacostraca Hoplocarida Phyllocarida See text for orders. ... Suborders and Infraorders Dendrobranchiata Pleocyemata Caridea Stenopodidea Reptantia, comprising: Eryonoidea Achelata Astacidea Glypheidea Thalassinidea Anomala Brachyura The decapods or Decapoda are a group of crustaceans within the class Malacostraca, including many familiar groups of crustaceans, such as crabs, lobsters and shrimp, but also some families that are less well known. ... Superfamilies Alpheoidea Atyoidea Bresilioidea Campylonotoidea Crangonoidea Galatheacaridoidea Nematocarcinoidea Oplophoroidea Palaemonoidea Pandaloidea Pasiphaeoidea Physetocaridoidea Procaridoidea Processoidea Psalidopodoidea Stylodactyloidea True shrimp are small, swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. ... Genera Bythocaris Caridion Calliasmata Cryptocheles Eualus Exhippolysmata Gelastocaris Heptacarpus Hetairus Hippolysmata Hippolyte Latreutes Lebbeus Leontocaris Leptodius Ligur Lysmata Lysmatella Merhippolyte Saron - saron shrimp Spirontocaris Thor Thoralus Tozeuma Trachycaris The hippolytid shrimp (family Hippolytidae) are a family of shrimp. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - spiders,scorpions, etc. ... A centimetre (US: centimeter) is a factor of the SI unit of length: there are one hundred centimeters in the base unit of measure, the metre. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... The word indigenous is an adjective derived from the Latin word indigena, meaning native, belonging to, aboriginal; and has several applications: Indigenous peoples, communities and cultures native or indigenous to a territory; Indigenous (band), a Native American blues-rock band; In biology, indigenous means native to a place or biota... The Indo-Pacific is the aggregate of the Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and the minor seas between the two in the general area of Indonesia. ...

Uses

They are known for their effective cleaning of debris or detritus in the water of aquariums. L. debelius has also been known to eat dead tissue or parasites off of a fish. L. debelius is hardy and requires little upkeep or attention. Debris (French, pronounced (IPA) dibri) is a word used to describe the remains of something that has been otherwise destroyed. ... Detritus may refer to: In geology, detritus is the name for loose fragments of rock that have been worn away by erosion. ... A parasite is an organism that lives in or on the living tissue of a host organism at the expense of it. ...

Compatibility

L. debelius can be self-assertive, militant, and become territorial if more than two are placed inside an aquarium. It will however become depressed and less active^[1] if not placed with a mate. For other uses, see Aquarium (disambiguation). ...

Reproduction

L. debelius is a hermaphrodite and therefore any two individuals may mate. The hatching of eggs, moulting, and copulation cycle is identical to that of L. wurdemanni, yielding weekly batches of zoeae from each pair^[2]. This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Ecdysis is the molting of the cuticula in arthropods and related groups (Ecdysozoa). ... A pair of lions copulating in the Maasai Mara, Kenya. ... The zoea larva of the blue king crab, Paralithodes platypus The zoea is a free-swimming larval stage of crustaceans. ...

References

1. ^ Fire shrimp. CentralPets.
2. ^ Porter Betts (2004). Captive Observations of Fire Shrimp Larvae. Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine.