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| Ancylomenes holthuisi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Palaemonidae |
| Genus: | Ancylomenes |
| Species: | A. holthuisi
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| Binomial name | |
| Ancylomenes holthuisi (Bruce, 1969)
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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Periclimenes holthuisi Bruce, 1969 | |
Ancylomenes holthuisi is a species of marine shrimp in the family Palaemonidae. It was first described in 1969 by A.J. Bruce as Periclimenes holthuisi.[1][2]
It is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific.[1] It is a cleaner shrimp and usually lives in association with sea anemones, scleractinian corals or jellyfish.[3]