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Halocaridina rubra
editHalocaridina rubra, common name ‘opae ‘ula or Hawaiian red shrimp, is a species of crustacean in the atyidae family.
editHabitat- The shrimp are abundant in the western coasts of the island of Hawai'i, also know as the Big Island. The ponds in which the shrimp live, is made up of a mix of brackish water and freshwater that descends from an ahupua'a (waterfall). As it descends, it filters through lava rock and salt water. The larvae live in brackish water and the adult shrimp live in freshwater ponds.
Anatomy- Their colors are various types of red. As an adult its size stands at half an inch or 1.27 centimeters. Opae'ula have an outer shell, antennae, two eyes, two claws and a tail that resembles a fan.
Diet-
Their diets consist of consuming bacteria, algae, and plankton.
Taxonomy-
They are a part of the atyid family (Need to insert phylum throughout family)
Cultural Importance and Mo'olelo-
The cultural importance are mainly for consumption.
According to "The Legend of the Wai'anapanapa Caves" the mo’olelo (story/legend/myth) begins with a chief and his beloved wife. His name was Chief Kakae and the princesses name was Popoalaea. The chief treated his wife cruelly and she often dreamed of leaving him. One day she decide to escape to a cave known as Waianapanapa. She succeeds in escaping and tries to hide, but is eventually caught by the barbaric chief. Once caught, he murdered her for betraying him. Her blood ran through the ponds below. The Hawaiian red shrimp can be seen now swimming in that cave in the shallow water and it is said to represent her blood that shed the day of her murder.
Anchialine Pools - Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park (US National Park Service)
Taxonomy-
They are a part of the genus atyid shrimp
Conservation Status-
These particular shrimp are endemic of Hawaii.
- ^ "The Legend of the Wai'anapanapa Caves". Maui Guidebook. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ^ Kailua-Kona, Mailing Address: 73-4786 Kanalani St #14; Us, HI 96740 Phone:329-6881 x1329 Contact. "Anchialine Pools - Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Seidel, Barbara; Brasher, Anne; Auerswald, Karl; Geist, Juergen (2015-12-10). "Physicochemical characteristics, community assemblages, and food web structure in anchialine pools along the Kona Coast on the Island of Hawaii, USA". Hydrobiologia. 770 (1): 225–241. doi:10.1007/s10750-015-2594-5. ISSN 0018-8158.
- ^ Craft, Jonathan D.; Russ, Atlantis D.; Yamamoto, Mike N.; Iwai, Thomas Y.; Hau, Skippy; Kahiapo, John; Chong, Charlie T.; Ziegler-Chong, Sharon; Muir, Cam; Fujita, Yoshihisa; Polhemus, Dan A. (2008-03). "Islands under islands: The phylogeography and evolution of Halocaridina rubra Holthuis, 1963 (Crustacean: Decapoda: Atyidae) in the Hawaiian archipelago". Limnology and Oceanography. 53 (2): 675–689. doi:10.4319/lo.2008.53.2.0675. ISSN 0024-3590.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Havird, Justin C.; Vaught, Rebecca C.; Weese, David A.; Santos, Scott R. (2015-10). "Reproduction and Development in Halocaridina rubra Holthuis, 1963 (Crustacea: Atyidae) Clarifies Larval Ecology in the Hawaiian Anchialine Ecosystem". The Biological Bulletin. 229 (2): 134–142. doi:10.1086/bblv229n2p134. ISSN 0006-3185.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Justice, Joshua L.; Weese, David A.; Santos, Scott Ross (2015-06-10). "Phylogenetic utility, and variability in structure and content, of complete mitochondrial genomes among genetic lineages of the Hawaiian anchialine shrimp Halocaridina rubra Holthuis 1963 (Atyidae:Decapoda)". Mitochondrial DNA Part A. 27 (4): 2710–2718. doi:10.3109/19401736.2015.1046161. ISSN 2470-1394.