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Ancylomenes
Sign in to saveAncylomenes is a genus of shrimp, erected in 2010 to accommodate the group of species around "Periclimenes aesopius" (now Ancylomenes aesopius). Members of the genus are widely distributed in the warm oceans of the world, and live in association with cnidarians; most are cleaner shrimp.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderDecapoda
- FamilyPalaemonidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 40
- With media
- 17
- Family
- Palaemonidae
- Collections
- MNHN, UF, WAM, QM, SAMA
- Recorded in
- Guadeloupe, Philippines, Australia, Saudi Arabia
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- Palaemonidae
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- Pederson's Shrimp.jpg
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Ancylomenes is a genus of shrimp, erected in 2010 to accommodate the group of species around "Periclimenes aesopius" (now Ancylomenes aesopius). Members of the genus are widely distributed in the warm oceans of the world, and live in association with cnidarians; most are cleaner shrimp.
The genus Ancylomenes contains the following species: Ancylomenes adularans (Bruce, 2003) Ancylomenes aesopius (Spence Bate, 1863) Ancylomenes amirantei (Bruce, 2007) Ancylomenes aqabai (Bruce, 2008) Ancylomenes grandidens (Bruce, 2005) Ancylomenes holthuisi (Bruce, 1969) Ancylomenes kobayashii (Okuno & Nomura, 2002) Ancylomenes kuboi Bruce, 2010 Ancylomenes longicarpus (Bruce & Svoboda, 1983) Ancylomenes lucasi (Chace, 1937) Ancylomenes luteomaculatus Okuno & Bruce, 2010 Ancylomenes magnificus (Bruce, 1979) Ancylomenes okunoi Bruce, 2010 Ancylomenes pedersoni (Chace, 1958) Ancylomenes sarasvati (Okuno, 2002) Ancylomenes speciosus (Okuno, 2004) Ancylomenes tenuirostris (Bruce, 1991) Ancylomenes tosaensis (Kubo, 1951) Ancylomenes venustus (Bruce, 1989)
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