Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Wire Coral Shrimp
Pseudopontonides principis
Wire Coral Shrimp
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Scientific Name: Pseudopontonides principis
Size: Up to 0.5 in. (1.2 cm)  
Depth: 45-220 ft. (15-67 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Gulf of America
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
        └Palaemonoidea (Superfamily)
         └Palaemonidae (Family) Commensal Shrimps
          └Pseudopontonides (Genus)
           └P. principis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 514764🔗
iNaturalist ID: 857850🔗

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