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Clorida albolitura is a species of mantis shrimps in the family squillid mantis shrimps. They are native to Northwest Australian Shelf, Sahul Shelf, Western Coral Triangle, Bay Of Bengal, South Kuroshio, Andaman, Sunda Shelf, Northeast Australian Shelf, South China Sea, Indian Exclusive Economic Zone, Gulf Of Aden, and Somali Exclusive Economic Zone. They are biodiffusors. They rely on drag powered swimming to move around.

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  • URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/drag_based_swimming
  • Definition: Drag swimmers use a cyclic motion where they push water back in a power stroke, and return their limb forward in the return or recovery stroke. When they push water directly backwards, this moves their body forward, but as they return their limbs to the starting position, they push water forward, which will thus pull them back to some degree, and so opposes the direction that the body is heading. This opposing force is called drag. The return-stroke drag causes drag swimmers to employ different strategies than lift swimmers. Reducing drag on the return stroke is essential for optimizing efficiency.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Clorida albolitura Ahyong & Naiyanetr 2000. View this species on GBIF