Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Cryptic Sponge Shrimp
Gelastocaris paronai
Cryptic Sponge Shrimp
Also known as: Paron Shrimp
Category: Broken-back Shrimps
Scientific Name: Gelastocaris paronai
Size: Up to 1 in. (2.5 cm)  
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Caridea (Infraorder) Caridean Shrimps
        └Alpheoidea (Superfamily)
         └Hippolytidae (Family) Broken-back Shrimps
          └Gelastocaris (Genus)
           └G. paronai (Species)
WoRMS ID: 1509502🔗
iNaturalist ID: 332653🔗

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