Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Iridescent Shrimp
Periclimenes iridescens
Iridescent Shrimp
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Scientific Name: Periclimenes iridescens
Size: Up to 0.5 in. (1.2 cm)  
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas
Note: This is a complex of species that can only be determined by close physical examination
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Caridea (Infraorder)
      └Palaemonoidea (Superfamily)
       └Palaemonidae (Family)
        └Periclimenes (Genus)

Crustaceans
Commensal Shrimps

Iridescent Shrimp

Sun Anemone Shrimp

Spotted Cleaner Shrimp

Wire Coral Shrimp

Pederson Cleaner Shrimp

Two Claw Shrimp

Striped Bumblebee Shrimp

Red and White Crinoid Shrimp



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