Location: Bali, Indonesia
Ambon Crinoid Shrimp
Laomenes amboinensis
Ambon Crinoid Shrimp
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Scientific Name: Laomenes amboinensis
Synonyms: Periclimenes amboinensis
Size: Up to 0.75 in. (2 cm)
Depth: 10-70 ft. (3-21 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific
Note: Color matches host crinoidArthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Multicrustacea (Superclass)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Eucarida (Superorder)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Caridea (Infraorder)
└Palaemonoidea (Superfamily)
└Palaemonidae (Family)
└Laomenes (Genus)
└L. amboinensis (Species)
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