Michael Eisenbart
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Vercoia interrupta J.N. Kim & Fujita, 2004
Vercoia interrupta is a shell mimic small shrimp. This shrimp also appears to be a remarkable imitator of dead cerithiid shells. This shrimp remarkably resembles a dead and encrusted cerithiid snail shell, more specifically that of Cerithium rostratum, which is common in the area.
Carapace and abdomen mostly opaque whitish with some greyish areas; walking legs dark purple.
Habitat. – Coral rubble with encrusting algae and sponges.
Vercoia interrupta is a shell mimic small shrimp. This shrimp also appears to be a remarkable imitator of dead cerithiid shells. This shrimp remarkably resembles a dead and encrusted cerithiid snail shell, more specifically that of Cerithium rostratum, which is common in the area.
Carapace and abdomen mostly opaque whitish with some greyish areas; walking legs dark purple.
Habitat. – Coral rubble with encrusting algae and sponges.
