Periclimenes

Periclimenes
Periclimenes imperator
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Palaemonidae
Genus: Periclimenes
Costa, 1844 [1]
Type species
Periclimenes amethysteus
(Risso, 1827) [2]

Periclimenes, commonly known as glass shrimp or cleaner shrimp, is a commensal and often symbiotic genus of semi-transparent shrimp within the family Palaemonidae.[3][4] Species of this large genus feature a wide variety of coloration and patterns, widespread distribution throughout much of the world's tropical oceans, and are often sought out for aquarium trade.[5]

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  2. ^ I. N. Marin & Tin-Yam Chan (2006). "Two new genera and a new species of crinoid-associated pontoniine shrimps (Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonidae)" (PDF). Journal of Crustacean Biology. 26 (4): 524–539. doi:10.1651/S-2705.1.
  3. ^ Rauch, Hoeksema, Hermanto, Fransen, Cessa, Bert W, Bambang, Charles H.J.M. (2019). "Shrimps of the genus Periclimenes (Crustacea, Decapoda, Palaemonidae) associated with mushroom corals (Scleractinia, Fungiidae): linking DNA barcodes to morphology". Contributions to Zoology. 88 (2): 201–235. doi:10.1163/18759866-20191357. hdl:11250/2723314.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Tan, Ng, Leo, Peter (1988). "Glass Shrimp". A Guide to Seashore Life.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Debelius, Helmut (2001). Crustacea Guide of the World: Shrimps, Crabs, Lobsters, Mantis Shrimps, Amphipods : Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean. Frankfurt: IKAN-Unterwasserachiv. p. 321. ISBN 3925919554.