Ancylomenes
| Ancylomenes | |
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| Ancylomenes pedersoni | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Palaemonidae |
| Subfamily: | Pontoniinae |
| Genus: |
Ancylomenes Okuno & Bruce, 2010 |
| Type species | |
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Periclimenes venustus Bruce, 1990 |
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Ancylomenes is a genus of shrimp, erected in 2010 to accommodate the group of species around "Periclimenes aesopius" (now Ancylomenes aesopius). Members of the genus are widely distributed in the warm oceans of the world, and live in association with cnidarians; most are cleaner shrimp.
The genus Ancylomenes contains the following species:
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