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Family: Palaemonidae palaemonid shrimps



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Periclimenaeus nobilii
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Periclimenaeus orbitocarinatus
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Periclimenaeus orontes
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Periclimenaeus pachydentatus
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Periclimenaeus pacificus
[]
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Periclimenaeus palauensis
[]
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Periclimenaeus pearsei
[Black sponge shrimp]
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Periclimenaeus perlatus
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Periclimenaeus quadridentatus
[]
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Periclimenaeus ramili
[]
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Periclimenaeus rastrifer
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Periclimenaeus rhodope
[]
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Periclimenaeus robustus
[]
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Periclimenaeus schmitti
[Tortugas bigclaw]
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Periclimenaeus spinosus
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Periclimenaeus spongicola
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Periclimenaeus storchi
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Periclimenaeus stylirostris
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Periclimenaeus tchesunovi
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Periclimenaeus tridentatus
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Periclimenaeus trispinosus
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Periclimenaeus tuamotae
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Periclimenaeus uropodialis
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Periclimenaeus usitatus
[]
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Periclimenaeus wilsoni
[Clear sponge shrimp]
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Periclimenaeus zanzibaricus
[]
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Periclimenaeus zarenkovi
[]
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Periclimenella spinifera
[]
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Periclimenes acanthimerus
[]
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Periclimenes aegylios
[]
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Periclimenes aesopius
[]
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Periclimenes affinis
[]
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Periclimenes albatrossae
[]
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Periclimenes albolineatus
[]
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Periclimenes alcocki
[]
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Periclimenes aleator
[]
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Periclimenes alegrias
[]
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Periclimenes alexanderi
[]

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Mediterranean Sea.

Periclimenes amethysteus (Risso, 1827)

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Periclimenes amethysteus
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Periclimenes andresi
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Periclimenes anthophilus
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Periclimenes antipathophilus
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Periclimenes attenuatus
[]
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Periclimenes batei
[]
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Periclimenes bowmani
[]

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Indo-Pacific

Periclimenes brevicarpalis (Schenkel, 1902)

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Periclimenes brevicarpalis
[Glass anemone shrimp]
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Periclimenes brevinaris
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Periclimenes brevirostris
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Periclimenes brocketti
[]
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Periclimenes brucei
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Periclimenes calcaratus
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Periclimenes calmani
[]
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Periclimenes carinidactylus
[]
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Periclimenes ceratopthalmus
[]
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Periclimenes chacei
[]

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Indo-Pacific Ocean.

Periclimenes colemani Bruce, 1975

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Periclimenes colemani
[Coleman's shrimp]
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Periclimenes colesi
[]

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Indo-Pacific.

Periclimenes commensalis Borradaile, 1915

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Periclimenes commensalis
[Commensal crinoid shrimp]
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Periclimenes compressus
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Periclimenes coriolis
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Periclimenes crinoidalis
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Periclimenes cristimanus
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Periclimenes crosnieri
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Periclimenes curvirostris
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Periclimenes delagoae
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Periclimenes dentidactylus
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Periclimenes difficilis
[]
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Periclimenes digitalis
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Periclimenes diversipes
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Periclimenes edwardsii
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Periclimenes eleftherioui
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Periclimenes exederens
[]
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Periclimenes finlayi
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Periclimenes forcipulatus
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Periclimenes foresti
[]
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Periclimenes forgesi
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Periclimenes foveolatus
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Periclimenes franklini
[]
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Periclimenes fujinoi
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Periclimenes gonioporae
[]
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Periclimenes gorgonicola
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Periclimenes grandidens
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Periclimenes grandis
[]
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Periclimenes granulatus
[]
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Periclimenes granulimanus
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Periclimenes granuloides
[]
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Periclimenes harringtoni
[Bermuda shrimp]
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Periclimenes hertwigi
[]
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Periclimenes hongkongensis
[]

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Indo-Pacific

Periclimenes imperator Bruce, 1967

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Periclimenes imperator
[Emperor shrimp]
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Periclimenes incertus
[]
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Periclimenes infraspinis
[]
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Periclimenes ingressicolumbi
[]

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Indo-Pacific

Periclimenes inornatus Kemp, 1922

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Periclimenes inornatus
[Anemone shrimp]
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Periclimenes investigatoris
[]
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Periclimenes involens
[]
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Periclimenes iridescens
[Iridescent shrimp]
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Periclimenes ischiospinosus
[]
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Periclimenes josephi
[]
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Periclimenes jugalis
[]
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Periclimenes kempi
[]
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Periclimenes kornii
[]
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Periclimenes laccadivensis
[]

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Indo-West Pacific.

Periclimenes lanipes Kemp, 1922

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Periclimenes lanipes
[Basket star shrimp]
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Periclimenes latipollex
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Periclimenes lepidus
[]
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Periclimenes leptodactylus
[]
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Periclimenes leptopus
[]
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Periclimenes longicarpus
[]
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Periclimenes longicaudatus
[Longtail grass shrimp]
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Periclimenes longimanus
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Periclimenes longipes
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Periclimenes loyautensis
[]
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Periclimenes lucasi
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Periclimenes macrophthalmus
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Periclimenes madreporae
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Periclimenes magnus
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Periclimenes mahei
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Periclimenes maldivensis
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Periclimenes mclellandi
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Periclimenes meyeri
[]
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Periclimenes milleri
[]
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Periclimenes murcielagensis
[]
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Periclimenes obscurus
[]
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Periclimenes ordinarius
[]
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Periclimenes ornatellus
[]

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Indo-West Pacific. Tropi

Periclimenes ornatus Bruce, 1969

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Periclimenes ornatus
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Periclimenes paivai
[]
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Periclimenes pandionis
[]
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Periclimenes paralcocki
[]
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Periclimenes paraleator
[]
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Periclimenes paraparvus
[]
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Periclimenes parvispinatus
[]
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Periclimenes parvus
[]
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Periclimenes patae
[Gorgonian shrimp]
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Periclimenes pauper
[]
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Periclimenes pectiniferus
[]
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Periclimenes pectinipes
[]
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Periclimenes perlucidus
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Periclimenes perryae
[Basketstar shrimp]
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Periclimenes perturbans
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Periclimenes pholeter
[]
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Periclimenes pilipes
[]
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Periclimenes platalea
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Periclimenes platydactylus
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Periclimenes platyrhynchus
[]
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Periclimenes polynesiensis
[]
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Periclimenes poupini
[]
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Periclimenes psamathe
[Seafan shrimp]
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Periclimenes rathbunae
[]
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Periclimenes rectirostris
[]
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Periclimenes richeri
[]
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Periclimenes ruber
[]
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Periclimenes sagittifer
[Partner shrimp]
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Periclimenes sarasvati
[]
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Periclimenes scriptus
[]
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Periclimenes sibogae
[]
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Periclimenes sinensis
[]

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Indo-Pacific

Periclimenes soror Nobili, 1904

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Periclimenes soror
[Seastar shrimp]
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Periclimenes tenellus
[]
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Periclimenes tenuis
[]
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Periclimenes toloensis
[]
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Periclimenes tonga
[]
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Periclimenes uniunguiculatus
[]
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Periclimenes vaubani
[]
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Periclimenes veleronis
[]

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Central Pacific

Periclimenes venustus Bruce, 1990

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Periclimenes venustus
[Beautiful cleaner shrimp]
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Periclimenes vicinus
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Periclimenes watamuae
[]
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Periclimenes yaldwyni
[]
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Periclimenes yucatanicus
[Spotted cleaner shrimp]
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Periclimenes zanzibaricus
[]
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Periclimenoides odontodactylus
[]
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Philarius gerlachei
[]
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Philarius imperialis
[]
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Philarius lifuensis
[]
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Philarius polynesicus
[]
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Phycomenes indicus
[]
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Phycomenes zostericola
[]
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Phyllognathia ceratophthalma
[Bongo shrimp]
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Pinnotheronia rumphiusi
[]
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Platycaris latirostris
[]
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Platypontonia brevirostris
[]
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Platypontonia hyotis
[]
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Plesiopontonia monodi
[]

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Indo-Pacific.

Pliopontonia furtiva Bruce, 1973

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Pliopontonia furtiva
[Disc anemone shrimp]
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Pontonia anachoreta
[]
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Pontonia californiensis
[Sea squirt shrimp]
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Pontonia chimaera
[]
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Pontonia domestica
[Atlantic pen shrimp]
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Pontonia flavomaculata
[]
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Pontonia longispina
[]
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Pontonia manningi
[Atlantic pearl oyster shrimp]
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Pontonia margarita
[Pearl oyster shrimp]
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Pontonia mexicana
[Caribbean pen shrimp]
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Pontonia pinnae
[]
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Pontonia pinnophylax
[]
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Pontonia sibogae
[]
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Pontonia simplex
[]
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Pontonia unidens
[]
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Pontonides ankeri
[]
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Pontonides asperulatus
[]
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Pontonides loloata
[]
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Pontonides maldivensis
[]
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Pontonides sibogae
[]

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Indo-Pacific.

Pontonides unciger Calman, 1939

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Pontonides unciger
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Pontoniopsis comanthi
[]
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Propontonia pellucida
[]
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Pseudocoutierea acutidorsata
[]
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Pseudocoutierea antillensis
[]
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Pseudocoutierea conchae
[]
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Pseudocoutierea edentata
[]
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Pseudocoutierea elegans
[]
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Pseudopontonides principis
[]
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Rapipontonia galene
[]
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Sandimenes hirsutus
[]
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Sandyella bicornuta
[]
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Sandyella mclaughlinae
[]
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Sandyella quadricornuta
[]
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Sandyella sexicornuta
[]

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Indo-Pacific.

Stegopontonia commensalis Nobili, 1906

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Stegopontonia commensalis
[Whitestripe urchin shrimp]
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Tectopontonia maziwiae
[]
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Thaumastocaris streptopus
[]
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Tuleariocaris holthuisi
[Holthuis urchin shrimp]
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Tuleariocaris neglecta
[Black urchin shrimp]
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Tuleariocaris zanzibarica
[]
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Typton australis
[]
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Typton bawii
[]
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Typton carneus
[]
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Typton cousteaui
[]
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Typton crosslandi
[]
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Typton distinctus
[]
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Typton gnathophylloides
[]
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Typton hephaestus
[]
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Typton jonkayei
[]
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Typton nanus
[]
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Typton prionurus
[]
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Typton serratus
[]
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Typton spongicola
[]
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Typton tortugae
[Pale sponge shrimp]
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Typton vulcanus
[]
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Typton wasini
[]
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Typtonychus crassimanus
[]
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Typtonychus dimorphus
[]
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Unguicaris novaecaledoniae
[]

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Indo-Pacific.

Urocaridella antonbrunii (Bruce, 1967)

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Urocaridella antonbrunii
[]
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Urocaridella antonbruunii
[Clear cleaner shrimp]
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Urocaridella cyrtorhyncha
[]
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Urocaridella degravei
[]
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Urocaridella pulchella
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Periclimenaeus nobilii Indo-West Pacific. 1974
Periclimenaeus orbitocarinatus Indo-Pacific. 2006
Periclimenaeus orontes Indo-Pacific. 1986
Periclimenaeus pachydentatus Indo-Pacific. 1969
Periclimenaeus pacificus Southeast Pacific 1951
Periclimenaeus palauensis Western Central Pacific 1968
Periclimenaeus pearsei Black sponge shrimp Western Atlantic 1932
Periclimenaeus perlatus Western Atlantic 1930
Periclimenaeus quadridentatus Western Atlantic 1906
Periclimenaeus ramili Western Atlantic 2022
Periclimenaeus rastrifer Western Pacific. 1980
Periclimenaeus rhodope Indo-West Pacific. 1904
Periclimenaeus robustus Western Indian Ocean. 1915
Periclimenaeus schmitti Tortugas bigclaw Western Atlantic 1951
Periclimenaeus spinosus Eastern Pacific 1951
Periclimenaeus spongicola Eastern Pacific 1952
Periclimenaeus storchi Eastern Pacific 1989
Periclimenaeus stylirostris Western Central Pacific 1969
Periclimenaeus tchesunovi Western Central Pacific 1990
Periclimenaeus tridentatus Western Central Pacific 1884
Periclimenaeus trispinosus Western Central Pacific 1969
Periclimenaeus tuamotae Central Pacific 1969
Periclimenaeus uropodialis Central Pacific 1958
Periclimenaeus usitatus Central Pacific 1969
Periclimenaeus wilsoni Clear sponge shrimp Western Atlantic 1917
Periclimenaeus zanzibaricus Western Atlantic 1969
Periclimenaeus zarenkovi Western Atlantic 1990
Periclimenella spinifera Indo-Pacific. 1902
Periclimenes acanthimerus Western Central Pacific. 2006
Periclimenes aegylios Mediterranean Sea. 1996
Periclimenes aesopius Mediterranean Sea. 1863
Periclimenes affinis Western Central Pacific 1894
Periclimenes albatrossae Western Central Pacific 1993
Periclimenes albolineatus Western Central Pacific 1997
Periclimenes alcocki Indo-West Pacific. 1922
Periclimenes aleator Central Pacific. 1991
Periclimenes alegrias Eastern Indian Ocean 1986
Periclimenes alexanderi Eastern Central Pacific 2008
Periclimenes amethysteus Mediterranean Sea. 1827
Periclimenes andresi Mediterranean Sea. 1988
Periclimenes anthophilus Southwest Atlantic 1964
Periclimenes antipathophilus Western Central Atlantic 1994
Periclimenes attenuatus Western Central Pacific. 1971
Periclimenes batei Western Central Pacific 1917
Periclimenes bowmani Western Central Pacific 1972
Periclimenes brevicarpalis Glass anemone shrimp Indo-Pacific 1902
Periclimenes brevinaris Western Indian Ocean 1906
Periclimenes brevirostris Western Central Pacific 1991
Periclimenes brocketti Western Central Pacific 1915
Periclimenes brucei Western Central Pacific 1990
Periclimenes calcaratus Western Central Pacific 1993
Periclimenes calmani Northeast Atlantic and In 1921
Periclimenes carinidactylus Northeast Atlantic and In 1969
Periclimenes ceratopthalmus Indo-Pacific 1915
Periclimenes chacei Northwest Pacific 2004
Periclimenes colemani Coleman's shrimp Indo-Pacific Ocean. 1975
Periclimenes colesi Western Central Atlantic 2009
Periclimenes commensalis Commensal crinoid shrimp Indo-Pacific. 1915
Periclimenes compressus Western Indian Ocean 1915
Periclimenes coriolis Western Central Pacific 1985
Periclimenes crinoidalis Western Central Atlantic 1969
Periclimenes cristimanus Western Pacific 1965
Periclimenes crosnieri Central Pacific 2006
Periclimenes curvirostris Northwest Pacific 1940
Periclimenes delagoae Northwest Pacific 1958
Periclimenes dentidactylus Indonesia. 1984
Periclimenes difficilis Indonesia. 1976
Periclimenes digitalis Indonesia. 1922
Periclimenes diversipes Indo-West Pacific. 1922
Periclimenes edwardsii Indo-West Pacific. 1875
Periclimenes eleftherioui Mediterranean Sea. 1996
Periclimenes exederens Mediterranean Sea. 1969
Periclimenes finlayi Mediterranean Sea. 1972
Periclimenes forcipulatus Western Central Pacific 1991
Periclimenes foresti Western Central Pacific 1981
Periclimenes forgesi Western Central Pacific. 2006
Periclimenes foveolatus Western Central Pacific 1981
Periclimenes franklini Western Central Pacific 1990
Periclimenes fujinoi Western Central Pacific 1990
Periclimenes gonioporae Indo-Pacific 1989
Periclimenes gorgonicola Western Central Pacific 1969
Periclimenes grandidens Western Central Pacific 2005
Periclimenes grandis Indo-West Pacific. 1860
Periclimenes granulatus Mediterranean Sea. 1950
Periclimenes granulimanus Mediterranean Sea. 1978
Periclimenes granuloides Northwest Pacific 1986
Periclimenes harringtoni Bermuda shrimp Western Atlantic 1949
Periclimenes hertwigi Western Pacific. 1913
Periclimenes hongkongensis Indo-West Pacific 1969
Periclimenes imperator Emperor shrimp Indo-Pacific 1967
Periclimenes incertus Indo-West Pacific 1915
Periclimenes infraspinis Arctic and Eastern Pacifi 1902
Periclimenes ingressicolumbi Arctic and Eastern Pacifi 1989
Periclimenes inornatus Anemone shrimp Indo-Pacific 1922
Periclimenes investigatoris Indo-Pacific 1922
Periclimenes involens Indo-Pacific 1996
Periclimenes iridescens Iridescent shrimp Western Atlantic and the 1949
Periclimenes ischiospinosus Western Central Pacific 1991
Periclimenes josephi Southwest Pacific 2008
Periclimenes jugalis Southwest Pacific 1952
Periclimenes kempi Indo-West Pacific 1969
Periclimenes kornii Indo-West Pacific 1903
Periclimenes laccadivensis Indo-West Pacific 1894
Periclimenes lanipes Basket star shrimp Indo-West Pacific. 1922
Periclimenes latipollex Indo-West Pacific. 1922
Periclimenes lepidus Western Central Pacific 1978
Periclimenes leptodactylus Western Central Pacific 1991
Periclimenes leptopus Western Central Pacific 1922
Periclimenes longicarpus Western Central Pacific 1983
Periclimenes longicaudatus Longtail grass shrimp Western Atlantic 1860
Periclimenes longimanus Western Atlantic 1852
Periclimenes longipes Western Atlantic 1860
Periclimenes loyautensis Western Central Pacific. 2006
Periclimenes lucasi Eastern Pacific 1937
Periclimenes macrophthalmus Northwest Pacific 1970
Periclimenes madreporae Indo-Pacific. 1969
Periclimenes magnus Southwest Atlantic 1951
Periclimenes mahei Indo-Pacific. 1969
Periclimenes maldivensis Indo-Pacific. 1969
Periclimenes mclellandi Western Central Atlantic 1997
Periclimenes meyeri Western Central Atlantic 1969
Periclimenes milleri Western Central Atlantic 1986
Periclimenes murcielagensis Eastern Pacific 2000
Periclimenes obscurus Indo-West Pacific 1922
Periclimenes ordinarius Western Central Pacific 1991
Periclimenes ornatellus Western Central Pacific 1979
Periclimenes ornatus Indo-West Pacific. Tropi 1969
Periclimenes paivai Western Atlantic 1969
Periclimenes pandionis Western Central Atlantic 1951
Periclimenes paralcocki Central Pacific. 2006
Periclimenes paraleator Western Central Pacific. 2006
Periclimenes paraparvus Western Central Pacific. 1969
Periclimenes parvispinatus Western Central Pacific 1990
Periclimenes parvus Western Central Pacific 1898
Periclimenes patae Gorgonian shrimp Western Central Atlantic 1991
Periclimenes pauper Western Central Atlantic 1951
Periclimenes pectiniferus Western Central Atlantic 1952
Periclimenes pectinipes Western Central Pacific 1991
Periclimenes perlucidus Western Central Pacific 1969
Periclimenes perryae Basketstar shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean. 1942
Periclimenes perturbans Indo-West Pacific 1978
Periclimenes pholeter Western Indian Ocean 1973
Periclimenes pilipes Western Central Pacific 1983
Periclimenes platalea Western Central Pacific 1951
Periclimenes platydactylus Eastern Central Pacific 2008
Periclimenes platyrhynchus Western Central Pacific 1991
Periclimenes polynesiensis Eastern Central Pacific 2008
Periclimenes poupini Pacific Ocean 1990
Periclimenes psamathe Seafan shrimp Indo-West Pacific 1902
Periclimenes rathbunae Western Central Atlantic 1924
Periclimenes rectirostris Western Central Pacific 1981
Periclimenes richeri Western Central Pacific 1990
Periclimenes ruber Western Central Pacific 1982
Periclimenes sagittifer Partner shrimp Western Central Pacific 1861
Periclimenes sarasvati Western Central Pacific 2002
Periclimenes scriptus Western Central Pacific 1822
Periclimenes sibogae Western Central Pacific 1952
Periclimenes sinensis Western Pacific. 1969
Periclimenes soror Seastar shrimp Indo-Pacific 1904
Periclimenes tenellus Indo-Pacific 1882
Periclimenes tenuis Western Central Pacific 1969
Periclimenes toloensis Indo-West Pacific. 1969
Periclimenes tonga Indo-West Pacific. 1990
Periclimenes uniunguiculatus Indo-Pacific. 1990
Periclimenes vaubani Western Central Pacific 1990
Periclimenes veleronis Southeast Pacific 1951
Periclimenes venustus Beautiful cleaner shrimp Central Pacific 1990
Periclimenes vicinus Southwest Pacific 2008
Periclimenes watamuae Western Central Pacific 1976
Periclimenes yaldwyni Western Central Pacific 1959
Periclimenes yucatanicus Spotted cleaner shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean 2.5 TL 1891
Periclimenes zanzibaricus Eastern Indian Ocean 1967
Periclimenoides odontodactylus Western Pacific 1968
Philarius gerlachei Indo-Pacific. 1905
Philarius imperialis Indo-West Pacific 1940
Philarius lifuensis Western Central Pacific 1898
Philarius polynesicus Eastern Central Pacific 2011
Phycomenes indicus Eastern Indian Ocean 1915
Phycomenes zostericola Eastern Indian Ocean 2008
Phyllognathia ceratophthalma Bongo shrimp Western Pacific 1913
Pinnotheronia rumphiusi Western Central Pacific 2010
Platycaris latirostris Eastern Indian Ocean 1952
Platypontonia brevirostris Eastern Indian Ocean 1884
Platypontonia hyotis Eastern Indian Ocean 1971
Plesiopontonia monodi Western Central Pacific 1985
Pliopontonia furtiva Disc anemone shrimp Indo-Pacific. 1973
Pontonia anachoreta Indo-Pacific. 1922
Pontonia californiensis Sea squirt shrimp Eastern Pacific. 1902
Pontonia chimaera Eastern Pacific. 1951
Pontonia domestica Atlantic pen shrimp Atlantic Ocean. 1850
Pontonia flavomaculata Atlantic Ocean. 1864
Pontonia longispina Atlantic Ocean. 1951
Pontonia manningi Atlantic pearl oyster shrimp Atlantic Ocean. 2000
Pontonia margarita Pearl oyster shrimp Eastern Pacific. 1869
Pontonia mexicana Caribbean pen shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean. 1856
Pontonia pinnae Eastern Pacific 1878
Pontonia pinnophylax Eastern Pacific 1821
Pontonia sibogae Western Central Pacific 1972
Pontonia simplex Eastern Pacific 1951
Pontonia unidens Western Central Atlantic 1880
Pontonides ankeri Indo-Pacific. 2007
Pontonides asperulatus Western Central Pacific 2005
Pontonides loloata Indo-Pacific. 2005
Pontonides maldivensis Indo-Pacific. 1915
Pontonides sibogae Western Pacific 2005
Pontonides unciger Indo-Pacific. 1939
Pontoniopsis comanthi Indo-West Pacific 1915
Propontonia pellucida Indo-West Pacific 1969
Pseudocoutierea acutidorsata Indo-West Pacific 2018
Pseudocoutierea antillensis Western Central Atlantic. 1972
Pseudocoutierea conchae Western Central Atlantic. 1981
Pseudocoutierea edentata Western Central Atlantic. 1981
Pseudocoutierea elegans Southeast Pacific 1951
Pseudopontonides principis Western Central Atlantic 1980
Rapipontonia galene Western Central Atlantic 1952
Sandimenes hirsutus Indo-West Pacific. 1971
Sandyella bicornuta Indo-West Pacific. 2010
Sandyella mclaughlinae Indo-West Pacific. 2006
Sandyella quadricornuta Indo-West Pacific. 2009
Sandyella sexicornuta Indo-West Pacific. 2009
Stegopontonia commensalis Whitestripe urchin shrimp Indo-Pacific. 1906
Tectopontonia maziwiae Indo-Pacific. 1973
Thaumastocaris streptopus Indo-West Pacific 1922
Tuleariocaris holthuisi Holthuis urchin shrimp Amphitropical 1965
Tuleariocaris neglecta Black urchin shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean. 1969
Tuleariocaris zanzibarica Western Central Pacific 1967
Typton australis Western Central Pacific 1973
Typton bawii Western Central Pacific 1972
Typton carneus Southwest Atlantic 1951
Typton cousteaui Southwest Atlantic 2021
Typton crosslandi Southeast Pacific 1978
Typton distinctus Western Central Atlantic. 1972
Typton gnathophylloides Western Central Atlantic 1951
Typton hephaestus Western Central Atlantic 1951
Typton jonkayei Western Central Atlantic 2021
Typton nanus Western Central Atlantic 1987
Typton prionurus Western Central Atlantic 1951
Typton serratus Southeast Pacific 1951
Typton spongicola Southeast Pacific 1844
Typton tortugae Pale sponge shrimp Southwest Atlantic 1911
Typton vulcanus Western Central Atlantic 1951
Typton wasini Western Central Atlantic 1977
Typtonychus crassimanus Western Central Pacific 1996
Typtonychus dimorphus Eastern Indian Ocean 1986
Unguicaris novaecaledoniae Western Central Pacific 1968
Urocaridella antonbrunii Indo-Pacific. 1967
Urocaridella antonbruunii Clear cleaner shrimp Indo-West Pacific 1967
Urocaridella cyrtorhyncha Western Indian Ocean 1969
Urocaridella degravei Western Indian Ocean 2018
Urocaridella pulchella Indo-Pacific. A lessepsi 2006



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