Ancylomenes holthuisi
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. holthuisi
Binomial name
Ancylomenes holthuisi
(Bruce, 1969)
Synonyms [1]

Periclimenes holthuisi Bruce, 1969

Ancylomenes holthuisi is a species of marine shrimp in the family Palaemonidae. It was first described in 1969 by A.J. Bruce as Periclimenes holthuisi.[1][2]

It is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific.[1] It is a cleaner shrimp and usually lives in association with sea anemones, scleractinian corals or jellyfish.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sammy De Grave (2013). "Ancylomenes holthuisi (Bruce, 1969)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  2. ↑ A. J. Bruce (1969). "Preliminary descriptions of sixteen new species of the genus Periclimenes Costa, 1844 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Natantia, Pontoniinae)". Zoologische Mededelingen. 43 (20): 253–278.
  3. ↑ J. Okuno & A. J. Bruce (2010). "Designation of Ancylomenes gen. nov., for the 'Periclimenes aesopius species group' (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae), with the description of a new species and a checklist of congeneric species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2372: 85–105. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2372.1.11.


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