hooded shrimp athanas nitescens rare image the smallest marine discovered

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Hooded shrimp - Athanas nitescens, Rare image of the smallest marine discovered shrimp Royalty Free Stock Photo

Hooded shrimp - Athanas nitescens, Rare image of the smallest marine discovered shrimp

Athanas nitescens is a small shrimp measuring up to 2 cm in length. Its colour varies from green-blue, or red-brown, and can also be transparent and speckled with red chromatophores. The rostrum is well developed, straight, unarmed, projecting beyond segment one of antenna one, with an acutely pointed apex.