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Gnathophyllum americanum

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(Redirected from Striped bumblebee shrimp) Species of crustacean

Gnathophyllum americanum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Palaemonidae
Genus: Gnathophyllum
Species: G. americanum
Binomial name
Gnathophyllum americanum
Guérin-Méneville, 1855 

Gnathophyllum americanum, commonly known as the striped bumblebee shrimp, is a species of shrimp that is common throughout tropical lagoons, bays, and reefs. Similar in coloration to a brightly coloured bumblebee, with blue highlights, the striped bumblebee shrimp can grow up to 1 inch (25 mm) in length.

References

  1. Charles Fransen & Michael Türkay (2011). "Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Méneville, 1855 [in Guérin-Méneville, 1855-1856]". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  2. Massimo Boyer. "Striped bumblebee shrimp, Gnathophyllum americanum". Life at the Edge of the Reef. Archived from the original on August 9, 2007. Retrieved August 27, 2007.

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Taxon identifiers
Gnathophyllum americanum


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