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Lepidophthalmus turneranus (Decapoda: Callianassidae)
... that
Cameroon
is named after the
ghost shrimp
Lepidophthalmus turneranus
(pictured)
which Portuguese settlers observed swarming in the
Wouri River
in the 15th century?
... that the
porcelain crab
Pisidia longicornis
is sometimes found among
mussels
and
oysters
in European
fish markets
?
... that the meat of the
slipper lobster
Ibacus peronii
is considered inferior to that of the
Moreton Bay bug
because it sometimes tastes of
garlic
?
... that
Tanymastix stagnalis
is the only species of
fairy shrimp
to occur in
Ireland
?