Periclimenes imperator

Periclimenes imperator
Periclimenes imperator on the sea cucumber Bohadschia argus
Scientific classification Edit this 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
MartinPan in Manado Lembeh

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]

  1. ^ a b 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. 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.