Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Striped Bumblebee Shrimp
Gnathophyllum americanum
Striped Bumblebee Shrimp
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Scientific Name: Gnathophyllum americanum
Size: Up to .5 in. (1.2 cm)  
Depth: 0-150 ft. (0-45 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Caridea (Infraorder) Caridean Shrimps
        └Palaemonoidea (Superfamily)
         └Palaemonidae (Family) Commensal Shrimps
          └Gnathophyllum (Genus)
           └G. americanum (Species)
WoRMS ID: 107607🔗
iNaturalist ID: 295163🔗

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