Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Crustacea Order Decapoda Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Class Malacostraca Infraorder Caridea | |
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Similar Periclimenes, Periclimenes soror, Thor amboinensis, Stenopus, Ancylomenes holthuisi | ||
Periclimenes brevicarpalis thor amboinensis
Periclimenes brevicarpalis, the Glass Anemone Shrimp, is a species of shrimp belonging to the family Palaemonidae.
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Periclimenes brevicarpalis
Description
Periclimenes brevicarpalis can reach a length of 0.5 to 1.0 inch. The body is almost transparent, with some white spots over carapace and tail and orange spots outlined in black over the caudal fin. Males are larger than females and have more white spots. This species lives symbiotically with sea anemones, corals and jelly fish.
Distribution
This species can be found in the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans, including Australia.
References
Periclimenes brevicarpalis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA