Periclimenes batei explained

Periclimenes batei is a species of shrimp found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1] It was first named by L. A. Borradaile in 1888,[1] in commemoration of Charles Spence Bate who wrote the section on shrimp in the reports of the Challenger expedition.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WoRMS . 2009 . Periclimenes batei (Borradaile, 1888) . . September 20, 2010.
  2. Web site: Charles Spence Bate . Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names . Hans G. Hansson . . September 20, 2010.

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