Bubble Coral Shrimp
Palaemonella philippinensis
Bubble Coral Shrimp
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Scientific Name: Palaemonella philippinensis
Synonyms: Vir philippinensis
Size: Up to 5/8 in. (1.5 cm)
Depth: 20-100 ft. (6-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Caridea (Infraorder)
└Palaemonoidea (Superfamily)
└Palaemonidae (Family)
└Palaemonella (Genus)
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