Ancylomenes longicarpus

Ancylomenes longicarpus
	A. longicarpus on bubble anemone (Red Sea, Egypt)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
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's often associated with corals from geniuses Xenia, Plerogyra and anemones Entacmaea quadricolor, Heteractis crispa. [1] [2] [3]

References

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

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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.