Ancylomenes holthuisi (Bruce, 1969) is a animal in the Palaemonidae family, order Decapoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ancylomenes holthuisi (Bruce, 1969)

Ancylomenes holthuisi (Bruce, 1969)

Ancylomenes holthuisi is a widespread Indo-West Pacific tropical cleaner shrimp that associates with cnidarians.

Family
Genus
Ancylomenes
Order
Decapoda
Class
Malacostraca

About Ancylomenes holthuisi (Bruce, 1969)

Ancylomenes holthuisi is a species of marine shrimp that belongs to the family Palaemonidae. This species was first formally described in 1969 by A.J. Bruce, under the original scientific name Periclimenes holthuisi. It has a widespread distribution across the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific region. A. holthuisi is classified as a cleaner shrimp, and it typically lives in close association with sea anemones, scleractinian corals, or jellyfish.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Palaemonidae Ancylomenes

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