Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Anker's Whip Coral Shrimp
Pontonides ankeri
Anker's Whip Coral Shrimp
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Scientific Name: Pontonides ankeri
Size: Up to 0.6 in. (1.5 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii
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
          └Pontonides (Genus)
           └P. ankeri (Species)
WoRMS ID: 514756🔗
iNaturalist ID: 121254🔗

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