Periclimenes amethysteus is a species of shrimp found in the Adriatic and Aegean Sea, and the western Mediterranean Sea.[1] It was first named by Antoine Risso in 1827.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Palaemonidae |
| Genus: | Periclimenes |
| Species: | P. amethysteus
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| Periclimenes amethysteus (Risso, 1827)
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References edit
- ^ a b Michael Türkay (2009). "Periclimenes amethysteus (Risso, 1827)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
External links edit
- Photos of Periclimenes amethysteus on Sealife Collection
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