Procaris chacei
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Procaris chacei is a species of shrimp
in the family Procarididae. It is endemic to Bermuda
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Shrimp
Shrimp are swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. Adult shrimp are filter feeding benthic animals living close to the bottom. They can live in schools and can swim rapidly backwards. Shrimp are an important...
in the family Procarididae. It is endemic to Bermuda
Bermuda
Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
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Source
- Iliffe, T.M. 1996. Procaris chacei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 August 2007.