Gnathophyllum americanum | |
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Scientific 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
- 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.
- 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.
External links
- Photos of Gnathophyllum americanum on Sealife Collection
Taxon identifiers | |
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Gnathophyllum americanum |
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