Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Pointed-Snout Crinoid Shrimp
Brucecaris tenuis
Pointed-Snout Crinoid Shrimp
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Scientific Name: Brucecaris tenuis
Size: Up to 0.3 in. (1 cm)  
Distribution: Indo-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
          └Brucecaris (Genus)
           └B. tenuis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 514336🔗
iNaturalist ID: 1629383🔗

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