Gnathophyllum americanum

Gnathophyllum americanum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Caridea
Family:	Palaemonidae
Genus:	Gnathophyllum
Species:	G. americanum
Binomial name
	Gnathophyllum americanum; Guérin-Méneville, 1855 [1]

Gnathophyllum americanum, commonly known as the striped bumblebee shrimp, is a species of shrimp that is common throughout tropical lagoons, bays, and reefs. Similar in coloration to a brightly coloured bumblebee, with blue highlights, the striped bumblebee shrimp can grow up to 1 inch (25 mm) in length.[2]

References

Charles Fransen & Michael Türkay (2011). "Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Méneville, 1855 [in Guérin-Méneville, 1855-1856]". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
Massimo Boyer. "Striped bumblebee shrimp, Gnathophyllum americanum". Life at the Edge of the Reef. Archived from the original on August 9, 2007. Retrieved August 27, 2007.

External links

Photos of Gnathophyllum americanum on Sealife Collection

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[1] Charles Fransen & Michael Türkay (2011). "Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Méneville, 1855 [in Guérin-Méneville, 1855-1856]". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 4, 2011.

[2] Massimo Boyer. "Striped bumblebee shrimp, Gnathophyllum americanum". Life at the Edge of the Reef. Archived from the original on August 9, 2007. Retrieved August 27, 2007.