Species sheet
Seagrass shrimp
Hippolyte leptocerus (Heller, 1863)
AnimalsPrawns and related species: Caridae, Sténopodidae...
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & NorthCanary Islands
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- SeegrasgarneleGerman (Germany)
- Hippolyte bossueFrench (France)
- Cambara sartaiolaItalian (Italy)
- Gamberetto di giglioItalian (Italy)
- CamarãoEuropean Portuguese
Other invalid scientific names
- Hippolyte longirostris
- Hippolyte longirostris armoricana
- Virbius gracilis
- Virbius leptocerus
- Virbius rectifron
- Virbius tenuirostris
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Sources
- TOURENNE Murielle, NOËL Pierre, BURON Daniel in : DORIS, 15/07/2017 : Hippolyte leptocerus (Heller, 1863), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1407
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Hippolyte leptocerus (Heller, 1863), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1365
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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