Draft:Rimicaris exoculata

Rimicaris exoculata
They are alive!! Swarms of them!!! Swaaaaaarms!
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Caridea
Family:	Alvinocarididae
Genus:	Rimicaris
Species:	R. exoculata
Binomial name
Rimicaris exoculata Williams & Rona, 1986

Rimicaris exoculata is a species of deep-sea shrimp in the family Alvinocarididae. They are found at high densities in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge hydrothermal vent system. (cite?) They are medium-sized shrimp, growing 4–5 centimetres (1.6–2.0 in) in length. ! CITE NEEDED!! which source!?

Distribution and habitat

• Cluster on active smokers chimneys [1]

Behaviour

• If dislodged from their place, they quickly return back to the ground (quote source "substratum") [1] and to the fluids from the chimney [1]
  • They cluster around holes in the chimney which let out the hot fluids [1]
    • Appear to need these holes/cracks: quote source 1 the availability of a substratum exposed to the flow of hydrothermal fluids appears to be a prerequisite for the development of these dense aggregations (need to SUMMARIZE no quote)
• More picky about temperature than Pompei worms (Alvinella pompejana)

Gallery

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  Preserved specimen (paratype)
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  Preserved specimen (paratype)
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References

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[[Category:Alvinocarididae]]