Plesionika flavicauda, Coral Sea. An aquarium specimen at Cairns Marine. Photo credit: Lemon TYK. The genus Plesionika strikes a stunning chord of paradoxical dichotomy in the world of invertebrates. For one, this genus comprises well over a hundred species, widely distributed throughout the [...]
Plesionika cf narval, the "Narwhal Shrimp", named for its long rostral spine. Credit: Blue Harbor With nearly 100 described species, Plesionika is one of the most diverse groups of shrimps and one which is virtually unknown amongst reef aquarists. But these graceful carideans do find themselves [...]
