Biology:Gnathophyllum americanum
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Short description: Species of crustacean
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Palaemonidae |
| Genus: | Gnathophyllum |
| Species: | G. americanum
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| Binomial name | |
| Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Méneville, 1855 [1]
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Gnathophyllum americanum, commonly known as the striped bumblebee shrimp, is a species of shrimp that is common throughout tropical lagoons, bays, and reefs. Similar in coloration to a brightly coloured bumblebee, with blue highlights, the striped bumblebee shrimp can grow up to 1 inch (25 mm) in length.[2]
References
- ↑ Charles Fransen & Michael Türkay (2011). "Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Méneville, 1855 [in Guérin-Méneville, 1855-1856]". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107607.
- ↑ Massimo Boyer. "Striped bumblebee shrimp, Gnathophyllum americanum". Life at the Edge of the Reef. Archived from the original on August 9, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070809030130/http://www.edge-of-reef.com/macruri/MACGnathophyllumamericanumen.htm.
External links
- Photos of Gnathophyllum americanum on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q738573 entry
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