Flagger | Content Author | Content | Reason | Flag Created | Resolved by | Resolution |
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joe_fish | Squat Anemone Shrimp (Thor amboinensis) |
West Atlantic population is now T. dicaprio http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1541252 |
Sep. 22, 2021 04:59:36 +0000 | loarie |
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Etymology. This beautiful and charismatic new species of Thor is named after the well-known actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio for his continuous engagement in the protection of biodiversity (including
coral reefs and other tropical marine habitats) through various conservation projects, and for bringing more attention
to the catastrophic effects of the global climate change. Used as a noun in apposition.
Common names suggested. Leonardo DiCaprio’s sexy shrimp; banded-antennae squat shrimp.
Type locality. Saint Martin, French Antilles (collection locality of the holotype).
Distribution. West Atlantic: throughout Caribbean Sea, with material and/or photographic records from Colombia (Santa Marta), Panama (Bocas del Toro), Honduras (Utila), Belize, Mexico (e.g. Cozumel), Cuba (Isla de la
Juventud), Cayman Islands, US Virgin Islands, Antigua, Saint Martin, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Barbados, Tobago, Bonaire and Curaçao; Gulf of Mexico (Flower Garden Banks off Texas); southern Florida (including
Florida Keys); Bahamas (Grand Bahama); Bermuda; Brazil (North Chain, Fernando de Noronha Chain, Trindade e
Martim Vaz) (e.g. Chace 1972; Herrnkind et al. 1976; Criales 1984; Sterrer 1986; Wicksten 2005a, 2005b; Coelho
Filho 2006; Felder et al. 2009; Baeza & Piantoni 2010; Briones-Fourzán et al. 2012; De Grave & Anker 2017; Tavares et al. 2017; Titus et al. 2018; Poupin 2018 and references therein; all as T. amboinensis; present study).