Plesionika edwardsii, P. longicauda

<strong>Plesionika</strong> <strong>edwardsii</strong> (Brandt, 1851)Soldier Striped ShrimpOrder DecapodaSuborder PleocyemataInfraorder CarideaFamily PandalidaeReferences used: Pequegnat (1970), Abele and Kim (1986)Diagnostic characters: Rostrum at least twice as long as carapace, strongly recurved, and armed withabout 28 small dorsal teeth, more widely spaced proximally than distally and about 40 ventral teeth;ventral teeth extend entire length of rostrum; carpus of last three periopods less than twice the lengthof propodus; minute epipods on at least first two pereiopods; fresh specimens translucent with redstripes running length of abdominal segments and telson.Habitat: 183 to 421 m.Range: Western Atlantic, Carolinas through Florida Straights; Gulf of Mexico, Campeche.Recurved rostrumGuide to Shelf Invertebrates, Gulf of Mexico - Perry and Larsen © 2004Draft 4/24/04

<strong>Plesionika</strong> <strong>longicauda</strong> (Rathbun, 1901)Order DecapodaSuborder PleocyemataInfraorder CarideaFamily PandalidaeReferences used: Pequegnat (1970), Abele and Kim (1986)Diagnostic characters: Rostrum at least twice as long as carapace, nearly horizontal, and armed withabout 40 small, evenly spaced teeth dorsally and about 30 teeth ventrally; no epipods on any ofpereiopods; second pereiopods unequal, longer one reaching to end of antennal scale and its carpuswith about 20 segments; fresh specimens translucent with red stripes running length of abdominalsegments and telson; eggs of female bright blue.Habitat: Generally from 53 to 412 m (29 to 225 fathoms).Range: Southwestern North Atlantic; Caribbean Sea; Northeast Gulf of Mexico.Horizontal rostrumGuide to Shelf Invertebrates, Gulf of Mexico - Perry and Larsen © 2004Draft 4/24/04