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Periclimenes imperator
Periclimenes imperator on the sea cucumber Bohadschia argus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Caridea
Family:	Palaemonidae
Genus:	Periclimenes
Species:	P. imperator
Binomial name
Periclimenes imperator Bruce, 1967

Periclimenes imperator, known as the emperor shrimp, is a species of shrimp with a wide distribution across the Indo-Pacific. It lives commensally on a number of hosts, including the sea slug Hexabranchus. 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). Periclimenes Imperator is now considered a junior synonym of Zenopontonia Rex.

Periclimenes imperator lives in water up to 45 metres (148 ft) in depth, and can grow to a length of 1.9 centimetres (0.75 in).

References

1. ^ Sammy De Grave (2010). "Periclimenes imperator Bruce, 1967b". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. "Periclimenes imperator A. J. Bruce, 1967; emperor shrimp". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
5. "BlueZoo". Retrieved January 19, 2012.

External links

• [REDACTED] Media related to Periclimenes imperator at Wikimedia Commons

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