Alvinocaris alexander is a species of hydrothermal vent shrimp in the family Alvinocarididae, and was first described in 2009 by Shane Ahyong,[3] from specimens found off the Kermadec Islands.[2] A. alexander closely resembles A. williamsi from the Menez Gwen site on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.[3]
| Alvinocaris alexander | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Alvinocarididae |
| Genus: | Alvinocaris |
| Species: | A. alexander
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| Binomial name | |
| Alvinocaris alexander Ahyong, 2009
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| Holotype site: Kermadec Islands[2] | |
This species is found in the south west Pacific and is endemic to the hydrothermal vent fields off the Kermadec Islands.[4] In the Rumble V seamount it is found at depths of 367–520 metres (1,204–1,706 feet) and in the Brothers Caldera at depths of 1,196–1,346 m (3,924–4,416 ft).[3]
References
edit- ^ Funnell, Greig; et al. (January 2023). Todd, Amanda (ed.). Conservation status of indigenous marine invertebrates in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2021 (PDF) (Report). New Zealand Department of Conservation. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-99-118365-1. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Holotype site occurrence Detail 4055752312". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ a b c Shane Ahyong (1 June 2009). "New Species and New Records of Hydrothermal Vent Shrimps from New Zealand (Caridea: Alvinocarididae, Hippolytidae)". Crustaceana. 82 (7): 775–794. doi:10.1163/156854009X427333. ISSN 0011-216X. JSTOR 27743336. Wikidata Q54586700.
- ^ "Alvinocaris alexander Ahyong, 2009". www.sealifebase.ca.