Thor manningi
Species of crustacean
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Thor manningi is a species of shrimp. The common name for this species is the Manning grass shrimp.[1] On average the life span in this species is 4 to 5 months.[2] The species uses drag powered swimming to move from place to place.[3]
| Manning grass shrimp | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Superfamily: | Alpheoidea |
| Family: | Thoridae |
| Genus: | Thor |
| Species: | T. manningi |
| Binomial name | |
| Thor manningi Chace, 1972 | |
Distribution
Thor manningi has an amphiamerican distribution, found in shallow coastal regions of the Western Atlantic,[4] including off the coast of South Carolina in the United States,[5] and the East Pacific.[6]
Reproduction
Thor manningi is a trioecious species with males, females and protandrous hermaphrodites.[7] Individuals approaching sex change have a mixture of male and female characteristics.[8] In this species 50% of the population are males, 49% protandric hermaphrodites, and 1% are females.[9]
