Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Holthuis' Anemone Shrimp
Ancylomenes holthuisi
Holthuis' Anemone Shrimp
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Scientific Name: Ancylomenes holthuisi
Synonyms: Periclimenes holthuisi
Size: Up to 1 in. (2.5 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
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
          └Ancylomenes (Genus)
           └A. holthuisi (Species)
WoRMS ID: 514485🔗
iNaturalist ID: 469696🔗

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