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Ancylomenes longicarpus

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Ancylomenes longicarpus
A. longicarpus on bubble anemone (Red Sea, Egypt)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Palaemonidae
Genus: Ancylomenes
Species:
A. longicarpus
Binomial name
Ancylomenes longicarpus
(Bruce & Svoboda, 1983)
Synonyms

Periclimenes longicarpus

Ancylomenes longicarpus (also known as long-arm cleaner shrimp or anemone partner shrimp) is a species of shrimp found from the Red Sea to the Western Pacific. Its tiny (length up to 2.5 cm) body is transparent with white and purple spots on tail and white line between eyes. It is often associated with corals from genera Xenia, Plerogyra and anemones Entacmaea quadricolor, Heteractis crispa. [1] [2] [3]

References

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  1. ^ WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ancylomenes longicarpus (Bruce & Svoboda, 1983)
  2. ^ Lieske, Ewald; Myers, Robert (2004). Coral reef guide. Red Sea. p. 324. ISBN 9780007741731.
  3. ^ Debelius, Helmut (2001). Red Sea reef guide. p. 270.