Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Translucent Gorgonian Shrimp
Manipontonia psamathe
Translucent Gorgonian Shrimp
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Scientific Name: Manipontonia psamathe
Synonyms: Periclimenes psamathe
Size: Up to 1 in. (2.5 cm)  
Depth: 10-200 ft. (3-60 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Australia
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
          └Manipontonia (Genus)
           └M. psamathe (Species)
WoRMS ID: 514586🔗
iNaturalist ID: 325356🔗

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