Hippolyte varians Leach, 1814 [in Leach, 1813-1814]
(Chamaeleon Prawn)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHippolyte varians (Chamaeleon Prawn)
GenusHippolyte (a genus of crustaceans)
FamilyHIPPOLYTIDAE (a family of prawns)
SuperfamilyALPHEOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
InfraorderCaridea (shrimps and prawns)
SuborderPLEOCYEMATA (a suborder of crustaceans)
OrderDECAPODA (crabs, shrimps, lobsters etc.)
SuperorderEUCARIDA (crab, shrimps, lobsters etc.)
SubclassEUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Hippolyte varians (Chamaeleon Prawn) :
1: Hippolyte varians (Chamaeleon Prawn)
21 Jan 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
green prawn in seaweed in rock pool at low tide
Image 1: Dorsal view - white backgroundImage 2: Dorsal view - white background (2)Image 3: Dorsal view - white background (3)Image 4: Dorso-lateral view - close-up - white backgroundImage 5: Dorso-lateral view - close-up - white background (2)Image 6: Dorso-lateral view - white backgroundImage 7: Lateral view - close-up - white backgroundImage 8: Latero-dorsal view - close-up - white backgroundImage 9: Latero-dorsal view - close-up - white background (2)Image 10: Latero-dorsal view - close-up - white background (3)Image 11: Latero-dorsal view - close-up - white background (4)Image 12: Dorsal view - close-up - white backgroundImage 13: Dorsal view - close-up - white background (2)Image 14: Dorsal view - close-up - white background (3)Image 15: Foreparts - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 16: Foreparts - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - white background (2)Image 17: Foreparts - dorso-lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 18: Lateral view - close-up - white backgroundImage 19: Latero-dorsal view - close-up - white backgroundImage 20: Latero-ventral view - close-up - white backgroundImage 21: Latero-ventral view - close-up - white background (2)Image 22: Rostrum - lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 23: Rostrum - lateral view - highly enlarged - white background (2)Image 24: Rostrum - lateral view - highly enlarged - white background (3)Image 25: Ventral view - close-up - white backgroundImage 26: Ventro-lateral view - close-up - white backgroundImage 27: Chromatophores - microscope low magnificationImage 28: Chromatophores - microscope low magnification (2)Image 29: Chromatophores - microscope low magnification (3)Image 30: Chromatophores - microscope low magnification (4)Image 31: Compound eye - magnifiedImage 32: Compound eye - magnified (2)
2: Hippolyte varians (Chamaeleon Prawn)
21 Jan 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
pink prawn in seaweed in rock pool at low tide
Image 1: Dorsal view - close-up - white backgroundImage 2: Dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 3: Dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 4: Dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - white background (3)Image 5: Foreparts - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 6: Foreparts - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white background (2)Image 7: Foreparts - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white background (3)Image 8: Lateral view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 9: Lateral view - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 10: Latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 11: Latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 12: Latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - white background (3)Image 13: Ventral view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 14: Chromatophores - microscope low magnificationImage 15: Chromatophores - microscope low magnification (2)Image 16: Chromatophores - microscope low magnification (3)Image 17: Chromatophores - microscope low magnification (4)Image 18: Chromatophores - microscope low magnification (5)Image 19: Rostrum - magnified - white background
3: Hippolyte varians (Chamaeleon Prawn)
21 Jan 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
windowed prawn in rock pool at low tide
Image 1: Abdomen - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Body - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 3: Dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - white background (2)Image 5: Dorso-lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 6: Fore-parts - antero-dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 7: Fore-parts - antero-dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - white background (2)Image 8: Fore-parts - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 9: Fore-parts - front three-quarter view - close-up - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 10: Fore-parts - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 11: Lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 12: Lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - white background (2)Image 13: Lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - white background (3)Image 14: Lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 15: Abdomen - lateral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 16: Abdomen - lateral view - magnified - white background (2)

Hippolyte varians (Chamaeleon Prawn) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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