are herbivorous and detritivorous shrimp occupying both hypogeal (subterranean) and epigeal (surface) anchialine waters. Typical food of  is algal and bacterial mats on the surface of rocks and other substrates in anchialine pools.
Shrimp that feed on plants and decaying matter are found in both subterranean and surface anchialine pools, where they consume algae and bacteria growing on rocks and other surfaces.