Periclimenes colemani Bruce, 1975 is a animal in the Palaemonidae family, order Decapoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Periclimenes colemani Bruce, 1975

Periclimenes colemani Bruce, 1975

Periclimenes colemani is a saltwater shrimp species from the Indo-Pacific that associates with a specific sea urchin on coral reefs.

Family
Genus
Periclimenes
Order
Decapoda
Class
Malacostraca

About Periclimenes colemani Bruce, 1975

Periclimenes colemani is a species of saltwater shrimp, with the scientific name Periclimenes colemani Bruce, 1975. It is distributed in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. The species was first formally described in 1975 by Alexander James Bruce. It lives in association with the sea urchin Asthenosoma intermedium. It occurs in the littoral and sub-littoral zones of coral reefs, at depths down to 12 meters.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Palaemonidae Periclimenes

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