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(Redirected from Bumblebee shrimp)
| Gnathophyllum americanum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Palaemonidae |
| Genus: | Gnathophyllum |
| Species: | G. americanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Gnathophyllum americanum | |
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.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ 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
[edit]- Photos of Gnathophyllum americanum in the Sealife Collection
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