Arthropod Biography - Connor Pliska

Caridean Shrimp

Caridean Shrimp

Cephalothorax

Abdominal Somites

Eye

Carapace

Antennule

Pelopods

Endopod

Exopod

Pereiopods

Antennae

Biography

Biography

Caridean Shrimp are found all over the globe except for Antarctica. They can be found up to a depth of 5000 meters, but adults are usually found in the benthic zone along the seafloor and in open water. They are considered the "true shrimp" since there are many other species named after shrimps that have only evolved to look similar to the Caridean Shrimp. Ergo, the Caridean Shrimp is the original. Within this infraorder are widely varrying feeding patters generally consistant with size. Smaller shrimp tend to be filter feeders, using their brisly legs as filters, while larger shrimp are omnivorous and actively seek out prey. Food can be anything from algae to mollusks to necrotic tissue.There are distinct males and femles within Caridea with the females laying anywhere from 50,000 to 1,000,000 eggs at a time, which hatch after 24 hours into nauplii and undergo several stages of metamorphosis until they become adults. The leaf-shaped gills of these organisms are subject to constant microscopic debris that can begin to harm the shrimp if not treated. Caridea have adapted to clean their gills with the setae (bristly fibers) of their legs. They have five apendages that function as various sensory organs, some used for orientation while others are used to assess prey.

Caridean Shrimp are found all over the globe except for Antarctica. They can be found up to a depth of 5000 meters, but adults are usually found in the benthic zone along the seafloor and in open water. They are considered the "true shrimp" since there are many other species named after shrimps that have only evolved to look similar to the Caridean Shrimp. Ergo, the Caridean Shrimp is the original. Within this infraorder are widely varrying feeding patters generally consistant with size. Smaller shrimp tend to be filter feeders, using their brisly legs as filters, while larger shrimp are omnivorous and actively seek out prey. Food can be anything from algae to mollusks to necrotic tissue.There are distinct males and femles within Caridea with the females laying anywhere from 50,000 to 1,000,000 eggs at a time, which hatch after 24 hours into nauplii and undergo several stages of metamorphosis until they become adults. The leaf-shaped gills of these organisms are subject to constant microscopic debris that can begin to harm the shrimp if not treated. Caridea have adapted to clean their gills with the setae (bristly fibers) of their legs. They have five apendages that function as various sensory organs, some used for orientation while others are used to assess prey.