Periclimenes mahei
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| Periclimenes mahei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Palaemonidae |
| Genus: | Periclimenes |
| Species: | P. mahei |
| Binomial name | |
| Periclimenes mahei Bruce, 1969 | |
Holotype site: North West Bay, Mahé'"`UNIQ--ref-00000006-QINU`"'
Periclimenes mahei is a species of saltwater shrimp in the family, Palaemonidae, and was first described in 1969 by Alexander James Bruce.[1][2]
The egg-bearing holotype was collected at depth of 1-2 fathoms in North West Bay, Mahé, in the Seychelles.[2]
It is found in shallow subtidal waters on Acropora and madrepore corals.[3] In Australia it is found in the Northern Territory, Western Australia and Queensland.[3] It is also found in waters off Zanzibar, the Seychelles, the Comoro Islands, Tuomoto, and Amirante Islands.[3]
