species: Hamodactylus sp. in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Hamodactylus sp.


©Anne Hoggett: Hamodactylus sp., less than 1 cm long, in a Ctenocella sea fan at Watson's Bay, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Yellow arrow shows location of Hamodactylus sp., less than 1 cm long, in a Ctenocella sea fan at Watson's Bay, Lizard Island.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Malacostraca
Order Decapoda
Family Palaemonidae
Genus Hamodactylus
Species Hamodactylus sp.

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Distinguishing features

Tentative identification based on similarity to Hamodactylus species illustrated by Humann and Deloach (2010). Three species in the genus have been recorded from Lizard Island.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Humann, P. and N. Deloach (2010). Reef Creature Identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, USA.