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Neogonodactylus
Neogonodactylus is a genus of mantis shrimp. The genus was first described in 1995 by Raymond Manning. Neogonodactylus species are well known for having sophisticated visual systems that allow them to detect UV light; this ability is essential to their communication and foraging strategies in their dynamic coral reef environments. (Ultraviolet vision in Larval Neogonodactylus oerstedii, n.d.). Neogonodactylus oerstedii, the mantis shrimp, homing to burrow is via a combination of path integration and landmark recognition. Path integration ensures a direct home return by measuring distance traveled but is prone to cumulative error that the shrimp cancels out through visual landmarks. In case the cues conflict, N. oerstedii can switch navigation systems, yet the decision mechanism is not clear.
It contains the following species:
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Swollenclaw Mantis
speciesNeogonodactylus oerstedii
Dark Mantis Shrimp
speciesNeogonodactylus curacaoensis
Neogonodactylus bredini
speciesNeogonodactylus bredini
Caribbean Rock Mantis Shrimp
speciesNeogonodactylus wennerae
Neogonodactylus zacae
speciesNeogonodactylus zacae
Neogonodactylus pumilus
speciesNeogonodactylus pumilus
Neogonodactylus bahiahondensis
speciesNeogonodactylus bahiahondensis
Neogonodactylus torus
speciesNeogonodactylus torus
Neogonodactylus stanschi
speciesNeogonodactylus stanschi
Neogonodactylus spinulosus
speciesNeogonodactylus spinulosus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 195079.