Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Mushroom Coral Shrimp
Cuapetes kororensis
Mushroom Coral Shrimp
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Scientific Name: Cuapetes kororensis
Synonyms: Periclemenes kororensis
Size: Up to 1.5 in. (4 cm)  
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Caridea (Infraorder)
        └Palaemonoidea (Superfamily)
         └Palaemonidae (Family)
          └Cuapetes (Genus)
           └C. kororensis (Species)

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