Purple Urchin Shrimp
Stegopontonia commensalis
Purple Urchin Shrimp
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Scientific Name: Stegopontonia commensalis
Size: Up to 1.5 in (3.5 cm)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Caridea (Infraorder)
└Palaemonoidea (Superfamily)
└Palaemonidae (Family)
└Stegopontonia (Genus)
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