Macrobrachium dienbienphuense

Macrobrachium dienbienphuense is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae. Macrobrachium dienbienphuense will walk on land to avoid dams and rapids, a behavior known as "parading".[1][2] While doing so, they are vulnerable to predators such as spiders.

Macrobrachium dienbienphuense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Palaemonidae
Genus: Macrobrachium
Species:
M. dienbienphuense
Binomial name
Macrobrachium dienbienphuense
Dang & Nguyen, 1972

References

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  1. ^ Hongjamrassilp, W.; Maiphrom, W.; Blumstein, D. T. (9 November 2020). "Why do shrimps leave the water? Mechanisms and functions of parading behaviour in freshwater shrimps". Journal of Zoology. doi:10.1111/jzo.12841.
  2. ^ Preston, Elizabeth (18 November 2020). "These Shrimp Leave the Safety of Water and Walk on Land. But Why?". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 18 November 2020.