Periclimenes imperator

Periclimenes imperator
Periclimenes imperator on the sea cucumber Bohadschia argus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Caridea
Family:	Palaemonidae
Genus:	Periclimenes
Species:	P. imperator
Binomial name
Periclimenes imperator Bruce, 1967

Emperor Shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) with a Ceratosoma Tenue nudibranch as its commensal host

Periclimenes imperator on unidentified sea cucumber

Periclimenes imperator, known as the emperor shrimp, is a species of shrimp with a wide distribution across the Indo-Pacific. ^[1] It lives commensally on a number of hosts, including the sea slug Hexabranchus . ^[2] A. J. Bruce first described it in 1967 based on eight specimens ranging from 4 millimetres (0.16 in) to 7.6 millimetres (0.30 in). ^[3] Periclimenes Imperator is now considered a junior synonym of Zenopontonia Rex. ^[1]

Periclimenes imperator lives in water up to 45 metres (148 ft) in depth, ^[4] and can grow to a length of 1.9 centimetres (0.75 in). ^[5]

References

1. Sammy De Grave (2010). "Periclimenes imperator Bruce, 1967b". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved November 28, 2010.
2. John B. Shoup (1972). "Notes on the behavior of Periclimenes imperator Bruce, an ectocommensal on the dorid nudibranch Hexabranchus marginatus Quoy & Gaimard (Decapoda, Palaemonidae)". Crustaceana . 23 (1): 109–111. Bibcode:1972Crust..23..109S. doi:10.1163/156854072X00101. JSTOR   20101910.
3. A. J. Bruce (1967). "Notes on some Indo-Pacific Pontoniinae III-IX. Descriptions of some new genera and species from the western Indian Ocean and the South China Sea" (PDF). Zoologische Verhandelingen . 87: 1–73.
4. "Periclimenes imperator A. J. Bruce, 1967; emperor shrimp". Encyclopedia of Life . Retrieved January 19, 2012.
5. "BlueZoo" . Retrieved January 19, 2012.

External links

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