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| Ancylomenes holthuisi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Palaemonidae |
| Genus: | Ancylomenes |
| Species: | A. holthuisi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ancylomenes holthuisi (Bruce, 1969) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
| Periclimenes holthuisi Bruce, 1969 | |
Ancylomenes holthuisi is a species of marine shrimp in the family Palaemonidae. It was first described in 1969 by A.J. Bruce as Periclimenes holthuisi.[1][2]
It is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific.[1] It is a cleaner shrimp and usually lives in association with sea anemones, scleractinian corals or jellyfish.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Sammy De Grave (2013). "Ancylomenes holthuisi (Bruce, 1969)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ^ A. J. Bruce (1969). "Preliminary descriptions of sixteen new species of the genus Periclimenes Costa, 1844 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Natantia, Pontoniinae)". Zoologische Mededelingen. 43 (20): 253–278.
- ^ J. Okuno & A. J. Bruce (2010). "Designation of Ancylomenes gen. nov., for the 'Periclimenes aesopius species group' (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae), with the description of a new species and a checklist of congeneric species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2372: 85–105. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2372.1.11.
External links
[edit]- Photos of Ancylomenes holthuisi on Sealife Collection
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