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 | |
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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 Bruce, 1967
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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 edit
- ^ Sammy De Grave (2010). "Periclimenes imperator Bruce, 1967b". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Periclimenes imperator A. J. Bruce, 1967; emperor shrimp". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
- ^ "BlueZoo". Retrieved January 19, 2012.
External links edit
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