Thor manningi

Thor manningi is a species of shrimp. The common name for this species is the Manning grass shrimp.^[1] On average the life span in this species is 4 to 5 months.^[2] The species uses drag powered swimming to move from place to place.^[3]

Manning grass shrimp
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Caridea
Superfamily:	Alpheoidea
Family:	Thoridae
Genus:	Thor
Species:	T. manningi
Binomial name
Thor manningi Chace, 1972

Distribution

Thor manningi has an amphiamerican distribution, found in shallow coastal regions of the Western Atlantic,^[4] including off the coast of South Carolina in the United States,^[5] and the East Pacific.^[6]

Reproduction

Thor manningi is a trioecious species with males, females and protandrous hermaphrodites.^[7] Individuals approaching sex change have a mixture of male and female characteristics.^[8] In this species 50% of the population are males, 49% protandric hermaphrodites, and 1% are females.^[9]