Biology:Periclimenes imperator
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Short description: Species of crustacean
| Periclimenes imperator | |
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| Periclimenes imperator on the sea cucumber Bohadschia argus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Palaemonidae |
| Genus: | Periclimenes |
| Species: | P. imperator
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| Binomial name | |
| Periclimenes imperator A. J. Bruce, 1967
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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), and found Periclimenes rex to be its best resemblance.[3]
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
- ↑ Sammy De Grave (2010). "Periclimenes imperator Bruce, 1967b". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210576.
- ↑ 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. doi:10.1163/156854072X00101.
- ↑ 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. http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/148937.
- ↑ "Periclimenes imperator A. J. Bruce, 1967; emperor shrimp". Encyclopedia of Life. http://eol.org/pages/1024747/details.
- ↑ "BlueZoo". http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/productdetail.asp?cid=84&pid=1959&did=2.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q737864 entry
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