Palaemon kadiakensis explained

Palaemon kadiakensis, commonly known as the Mississippi grass shrimp, is a species of freshwater shrimp from the central United States, specifically the Mississippi River Basin.^{[1] [2]}

Early development

The eggs of Palaemon kadiakensis are 1.4 mm. long or about one twenty-fifth of the adult length.^[3] In laboratory settings the incubation period of Palaemon kadiakensis eggs has been observed to be 24–28 days.^[3]

After hatching a P. kadiakensis will go through six distinct larval stages before reaching its final adult form.^[4] Among larvae reared in experiments, the duration of larval life was 16 to 24 days and the average length of larval life was 19.64 days.^[4] In laboratory settings the larvae are fed Artemia salina Nauplius^[3] or 100-500 micron sized commercial feed.

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Palaemon kadiakensis (Rathbun, 1902) . 2023-06-17 . www.marinespecies.org.
2. Web site: Mississippi grass shrimp (Palaemonetes kadiakensis) - FactSheet. nas.er.usgs.gov. en. 2017-02-12.
3. Broad . A.C. . Hubschman . Jerry . 1963 . The Larval Development of Palaemonetes kadiakensis M. J. Rathbun in the Laboratory . Transactions of the American Microscopical Society . 82 . 2 . 185–197 . American Microscopical Society . 3223994 .
4. Hubscham . Jerry . Rose. Jo Ann. 1969 . Palaemonetes kadiakensis Rathbun: Post Embryonic Growth in the Laboratory (Decapoda, Palaemonidae) . Crustaceana . 16 . 1 . 81–87 . Brill. 20103031 .