Deep-Water Crustacea of the Genus Sergestes (Decapoda, Natantia) from Cook Strait, New Zealand
Colour in Life
Colour in Life
These specimens were uniform scarlet in life with some of the inner mouth parts tinged with purple. This pigment was mainly carried in the cuticle of the body and appendages, although small chromatophores were also present. No dermal photophores of any type present. Organs of Pesta absent.