Periclimenes imperator | |
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Periclimenes imperator on Bohadschia argus, a species of sea cucumber. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Infraorder: | Caridea |
Family: | Palaemonidae |
Genus: | Periclimenes |
Species: | P. imperator |
Binomial name | |
Periclimenes imperator A. J. Bruce, 1967 |
Periclimenes imperator is a species of shrimp with a wide distribution across the Indo-Pacific.[1] It lives commensally on a number of hosts, including the sea slug Hexabranchus.[2]