Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Hairy Shrimp
Phycocaris simulans
Hairy Shrimp
Also known as: Algae Shrimp
Category: Broken-back Shrimps
Scientific Name: Phycocaris simulans
Size: Up to 0.25 in. (6 mm)  
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Caridea (Infraorder)
        └Alpheoidea (Superfamily)
         └Hippolytidae (Family)
          └Phycocaris (Genus)
           └P. simulans (Species)

Crustaceans
Broken-back Shrimps

Hairy Shrimp

Marbled Shrimp

Saw-Blade Shrimp

Ocellated Tozeuma Shrimp

White-Banded Cleaner Shrimp

Squat Anemone Shrimp

Cryptic Sponge Shrimp



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