Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

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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