Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Donald Duck Shrimp
Leander plumosus
Donald Duck Shrimp
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Scientific Name: Leander plumosus
Size: Up to 1.25 in. (3 cm)  
Depth: 10-180 ft. (3-55 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
          └Leander (Genus)
           └L. plumosus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 514438🔗
iNaturalist ID: 152995🔗

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