Periclimenes amethysteus

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Periclimenes amethysteus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Palaemonidae
Genus: Periclimenes
Species:
P. amethysteus
Binomial name
Periclimenes amethysteus
(Risso, 1827)

Periclimenes amethysteus is a species of shrimp found in the Adriatic and Aegean Sea, and the western Mediterranean Sea. [1] It was first named by Antoine Risso in 1827. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Michael Türkay (2009). "Periclimenes amethysteus (Risso, 1827)". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved June 23, 2010.