Shrimps and crabs

[wahlaoeh]

Hi,
Pls help to ID these critters. Thanks

Jovin's Cool Photos!! :: Bali 18th Aug to 3rd Sept 2007 :: shrimp_29
Jovin's Cool Photos!! :: Bali 18th Aug to 3rd Sept 2007 :: crab_1
Jovin's Cool Photos!! :: Bali 18th Aug to 3rd Sept 2007 :: crab
Jovin

 

[gangrel441]

#1 - I'm guessing periclimenes psamathe - seafan shrimp
#2 - Porcellana - Blue Porcelain Crab
#3 - Some type of decorator crab...not sure where to track him down beyond that...

 

[Odontozona]

The commensal shrimp can be identified with Manipontonia psamathe on account of general coloration and second cheliped being distinctly unequal in length.

 

[LeslieH]

Odontozona? Junji Okuno by any chance? Or another japanese shrimp lover? In either case it's nice to have you around.

 

[Odontozona]

Leslie,

Yes, "Odontozona" is a same person as J. Okuno. I am glad you have known my name.

 

[LeslieH]

Your wonderful books on Japanese crustaceans are the very best resource for divers and people who are not taxonomists. I keep your books & some of your papers by my computer at home because I use them so often.

 

[Odontozona]

Leslie,

Many thanks.

For advance of taxonomic studied on decapods, scientific names of some species have been changed since the first editions of the guides have been published. Periclimenes psamathe differs from other Periclimenes species by several morphological particulars, thus, it is now placed Manipontonia, which is a newly established genus in 2005.