Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Sun Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes rathbunae
Sun Anemone Shrimp
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Scientific Name: Periclimenes rathbunae
Size: Up to 1 in. (2.5 cm)  
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Caridea (Infraorder)
        └Palaemonoidea (Superfamily)
         └Palaemonidae (Family)
          └Periclimenes (Genus)
           └P. rathbunae (Species)

Crustaceans
Commensal Shrimps

Sun Anemone Shrimp

Spotted Cleaner Shrimp

Pederson Cleaner Shrimp

Two Claw Shrimp

Striped Bumblebee Shrimp



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