Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Sea Star Shrimp
Zenopontonia soror
Sea Star Shrimp
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Scientific Name: Zenopontonia soror
Synonyms: Periclimenes soror
Size: Up to 3/8 in. (1.1 cm)  
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, French Polynesia
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
          └Zenopontonia (Genus)
           └Z. soror (Species)
WoRMS ID: 871471🔗
iNaturalist ID: 992305🔗

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