Shrimp swimmeret (Wood Shrimp species)

Shrimp swimmeret (Wood Shrimp species)(Atyopsis moluccensis)

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Using tweezers I took a sample from one of the swimmerets (swimming legs placed on the shrimp's abdomen and which are also called pleopods) of a shrimp called Asian Filter Shrimp, Bamboo Shrimp, Wood Shrimp, Fan Shrimp, Flower Shrimp, Rock Shrimp. The swimmerets are also used for catching food - they filter food particles from the water. You can also easily notice the chromatophores (pigmented cells) which give this shrimp its reddish color.