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Pederson Cleaner Shrimp
Ancylomenes pedersoni
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus
Giant AnemoneCondylactis gigantea
Yellowline Arrow CrabStenorhynchus seticornis
Corkscrew AnemoneBartholomea annulata
Branching AnemoneLebrunia neglecta
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 85 |
|---|---|
| United States Virgin Islands | 19 |
| Panama | 15 |
| Provincia de Bocas del Toro | 15 |
| Mexico | 2 |
| Quintana Roo | 2 |
| Colombia | 2 |
| Magdalena | 1 |
| Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostracans · Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapods · Decapoda |
| Family | palaemonid shrimps · Palaemonidae |
| Genus | Anemone Shrimps · Ancylomenes |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Pederson Cleaner Shrimp with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.