Common name of Periclimenes soror
 
Common Name Sea star shrimp
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Hawaii
Locality
Ref. Meadows, D.W. and A. Kane, 2006
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st Modifier non-fish animal
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'shrimp' from Old Norse 'skorpna', i.e., 'to shrivel up'; 'sea star', from its commensal association with starfishes.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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