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Balssia noeli Noel Shrimp

Balssia noeli is commonly referred to as Noel Shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Foto: Calanques, Cassis, Marseille, Mittelmeer


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lexID:
11206 
AphiaID:
107610 
Scientific:
Balssia noeli 
German:
Noel Partnergarnele 
English:
Noel Shrimp 
Category:
Garnalen 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Palaemonidae (Family) > Balssia (Genus) > noeli (Species) 
Initial determination:
Bruce, 1998 
Occurrence:
European Coasts, France, North Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
0 - 11 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
2,0 cm 
Temperature:
°F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C) 
Food:
No reliable information available 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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More related species
in this lexicon
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-09-15 20:17:31 

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Balssia noeli Bruce, 1998

Balssia noeli is a commensal pontoniine shrimp from the western Mediterranean. This species is readily distinguished from Balssi gasti by its lack of strong sculpturing on the carapace and abdomen.

The species is associated with the gorgonians Corallium, Eunicella, Gerardia and Paramuricella.

External links

  1. DORIS (fr). Abgerufen am 14.05.2021.
  2. sciencepress.mnhn.fr (en). Abgerufen am 15.09.2025.

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