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02/06/2018, 09:40 PM | #1 |
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Help with ID please (sorry I'm colour blind)
Hi all, can I get some assistance, i'm colour blind (Deuteranopia) and having difficulty identifying the mantis shrimp (smasher) that is on its way to me.
I have tried to identify as close as i can and think its out of these two Neogonodactylus curacaoensis http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthrop...n_curacaoensis Odontodactylus cultrifer http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthrop...me=o_cultrifer What do you think?
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02/07/2018, 12:20 AM | #2 |
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It's a G.smithii
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02/07/2018, 09:50 AM | #4 |
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G. smithii was my first thought as well. The purple color shows up in G. smithii that are living below 10 m. However, this animal does not have orange spots at the base of the uropods - a key character in identifying this species. We need to see the meral spots to be sure that it is a smithii.
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02/07/2018, 10:54 PM | #6 |
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Also sorry about the bad lighting, can't see much of the colours with the temp light that i have.
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