Allomicrodesmus dorotheae Schultz, 1966
Dorothea's wriggler

Family:  Xenisthmidae (Collared wrigglers)
Max. size: 
Environment:  reef-associated; marine
Distribution:  Western Central Pacific: known only from two specimens from Bikini, Marshall Islands and the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32-36; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 25-26. SL to 21 mm; scales and lateral line pores absent.
Biology:  Known only from two specimens taken from Bikini and the Great Barrier Reef (Ref. 1602).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 12 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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