Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Coleman Shrimp
Periclimenes colemani
Coleman Shrimp
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Scientific Name: Periclimenes colemani
Size: Up to 0.75 in. (2 cm)  
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, 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
          └Periclimenes (Genus)
           └P. colemani (Species)
WoRMS ID: 514673🔗
iNaturalist ID: 50927🔗

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