Periclimenes iridescens

Author
Lebour, 1949
Common Names
  • Iridescent Shrimp

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Min Depth
1 meters
Max Depth
183 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Bermuda, Gulf of Mexico, North Carolina–Venezuela
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • hard substrate
  • soft substrate (muds, sands, clays)
  • coral reef
Microhabitat
  • cryptic fauna
  • anemone
  • sponges
References

  • Abele, L. G., and W. Kim. 1986. An Illustrated Guide to the Marine Decapod Crustaceans of Florida. State of Florida, Department of Environmental Regulation, Technical Series, Volume 8, Number 1, Parts1 & 2: 1–760.

  • Williams, A. B. 1984b. Shrimps, Lobsters, and Crabs of the Atlantic Coast of the Eastern United States, Maine to Florida. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Felder, D. L., F. Álvarez, J. W. Goy, and R. Lemaitre. 2009. Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with Comments on the Amphionidacea, Pp. 1019–1104 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-09-2024.

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