Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Horned Sea Pen Shrimp
Dasycaris ceratops
Horned Sea Pen Shrimp
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Scientific Name: Dasycaris ceratops
Size: Up to 5/8 in. (1.5 cm)  
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
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
          └Dasycaris (Genus)
           └D. ceratops (Species)
WoRMS ID: 220120🔗
iNaturalist ID: 713965🔗

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