General Description
Carapace with shallow lateral depression and dorsolateral horizontal elongate tumidity. Pereopod 1 with many setae on carpus, propodus, and dactyl. Siphon less than 0.5 carapace length. Telson shorter than uropod peduncles. Body length females up to 5.4 mm, males up 4.6 mm.
Biology
It has been suggested that due to the large range of morphological variability observed in Dicoides fletti, it may infact be more than one cryptic species.
Habitat
Soft bottom from sand, silt, mud and clay, in depths up to 363 m.
Soft substrates
Distribution guide
Southern temperate oceans, including south-eastern Australia.
Species Group
Depth
Shore (0-1 m)
Shallow (1-30 m)
Deep ( > 30 m)
Water Column
Max Size
5.5 mm
Diet
Organic matter
Commercial Species
No
Global Dispersal
Native to Australia
Species Code
MoV 51
Conservation Status
- DSE Advisory List : Not listed
- EPBC Act 1999 : Not listed
- IUCN Red List : Not listed
Author
Dr. Jo Taylor is the Sciences Collections Online Coordinator at Museum Victoria.
Author
Dr. Gary Poore is Principal Curator Emeritus at Museum Victoria.
Cite this page as:
Taylor, J. & Poore, G.C.B., 2011, Comma Shrimp, Dicoides fletti, in Taxonomic Toolkit for marine life of Port Phillip Bay, Museum Victoria, accessed 06 Jun 2025, http://136.154.202.208:8098/species/5286
