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Genus Periclimenes: cont.
| Periclimenes rathbunae. Sun Anemone Shrimp. Variable,
with white and red spots all over body; mostly on the back. Usually found on
Sun Anemones. Here at night in Roatan 2019. |
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| Periclimenes tenuipes. Tropical Indo-West
Pacific. Usually found free living (w/o commensal relation) in and
amongst coral rubble. To 3.5 cm. in length. Variably red-tipped
chelipeds, white line joining eyes. N. Sulawesi (Lembeh Strait)
picture. |
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| Periclimenes tosaensis. Often confused with
P. holthuisi which it closely resembles. Found on several hosts,
most often anemones of the genus Heteractis. Here on a
Euphyllia in N. Sulawesi (Lembeh Strait). |
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| Ancylomenes (Periclimenes) venustus Bruce 1990. Easily
confused with P. holthuisi (look for large white spot on abdomen on
this species). Found on anemones and hard and soft corals in
shallow water (to 5 m.). At right on a Heliofungia in Mabul and N.
Sulawesi, Malaysia. Below on a Stichodactyla and Plerogyra in N.
Sulawesi. The latter obviously very differently marked...
identification based on Debelius' Crustaceans of the
World. |
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| The Spotted Cleaner Shrimp, Periclimenes
yucatanicus in its host anemone, Condylactis gigantea
off of Cozumel. 3/4-1 in. overall. Also found in association with
other tropical West Atlantic anemones. Cozumel and aquarium
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| Periclimenes sp. An unidentified species on
a crinoid in N. Sulawesi. Poss. color variant of P. amboinensis,
cornutus? |
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| Periclimenes sp. 1 Typified by having a
large white abdominal hump patch, banded red and white chelipeds,
blue and white telson with red margin. N. Sulawesi pic. |
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| Periclimenes sp. 2. Bright white, wide, flat
rostrum like P. imperator, white body chelipeds, eyes, banding like
P. venustus, white antennae, white abdominal hump spot and telson,
with purple highlights on uropods... you got me! N. Sulawesi
pic. |
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Genus Pliopontonia:
| Pliopontonia furtiva Bruce 1973. Only
species of the subfamily found in association with Corallimorphs.
Body as shown, with small yellow and white spots, otherwise
translucent. Indo-West Pacific; East Africa to Indonesia, Solomon
Islands. N. Sulawesi pic. |
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| Pontonides or Pliopontonia sp.. This
one on a Corallimorpharian. N. Sulawesi pic. |
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Genus Pontonides:
| Pontonides unciger Calman 1939. Body
segments and coloration closely match the black/whip corals
(Cirripathes) they inhabit. To about 15 mm. in length (yes,
small). Indo-Central Pacific; Red Sea to Indonesia, Australia,
Japan, Hawai'i. N. Sulawesi pic. |
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Genus Urocaridella:
Urocaridella sp., maybe U.
antonbrunii. Raja Ampat 08.
Clear Cleaner Shrimp. To 3 cm. Indo-W. Pacific to East Africa and Red Sea. |
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Genus Vir:
| Vir philippinensis Bruce & Svoboda 1984.
Often misidentified as a Periclimenes species (including by me!).
Transparent body with purple antennae, purple line running down
each leg and cheliped... and only found on Plerogyra/Bubble Coral.
West Pacific; Japan, Philippines. N. Sulawesi pic. |
 
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