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Zenopontonia rex
Species of shrimp / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zenopontonia rex, the emperor shrimp or imperial shrimp, is a species of shrimp in the family Palaemonidae. It is found in shallow water in the tropical Indo-Pacific region. It lives in association with a sea cucumber, a nudibranch or other large mollusc, often changing its colour to match that of its host.
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Zenopontonia rex | |
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Z. rex with the nudibranch Glossodoris cincta | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Caridea |
Family: | Palaemonidae |
Genus: | Zenopontonia |
Species: | Z. rex |
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Zenopontonia rex | |
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