Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Urocaridella pulchella
Urocaridella pulchella
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Scientific Name: Urocaridella pulchella
Size: Up to 1.25 in. (3 cm)  
Depth: 6-50 ft. (2-15 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Solomon Islands
Undescribed species.
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
          └Urocaridella (Genus)
           └U. pulchella (Species)
WoRMS ID: 390270🔗
iNaturalist ID: 1081423🔗

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