Periclimenes sagittifer

Periclimenes sagittifer[1] is a crustacean first described by Norman 1861. Periclimenes sagittifer included in the family Palaemonidae.[2][3] No subspecies listed in the Catalogue of Life.[2]

Periclimenes sagittifer
Periclimenes sagittifer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Caridea
Family:
Palaemonidae
Genus:
Periclimenes
Species:
Periclimenes sagittifer

Description

A transparent body except for the typical violet arrow on the abdomen, the legs have coloring of yellow and blue alternately, and the tail is characterized by a blue arrow. Up to 25 mm [ citation needed ]. They live in symbiosis with sea anemones such snakelocks anemone (Anemonia sulcata), Aiptasia mutabilis, Cribrinopsis crass and Condylactis aurantiaca, feeding on the detritus.[4]

Distribution and habitat

Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

References
  1. Chace, Fenner A., Jr., and A. J. Bruce (1993) The Caridean Shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda) of the Albatross Philippine Expedition 1907-1910, pt. 6: Superfamily Palaemonoidea, Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, no. 543
  2. "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  3. ITIS: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Orrell T. (custodian), 2011-04-26
  4. Patzner R.A. (2004). "Associations with sea anemones in the Mediterranean Sea: A review". Ophelia. 58: 1–11. doi:10.1080/00785236.2004.10410208.
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