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Periclimenes nomadophila Jellyfish Shrimp

Periclimenes nomadophila is commonly referred to as Jellyfish Shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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PN0A2408_Rhopilema nomadica with commensal shrimp Periclimenes nomadophila,, Tanzania 2025

Found at safety stop at 5 meters inside Rhopilema nomadica.
Courtesy of the author Alan Sutton, Tansania Alan Sutton. Please visit seaunseen.com for more information.

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lexID:
17827 
AphiaID:
514711 
Scientific:
Periclimenes nomadophila 
German:
Quallen Garnele 
English:
Jellyfish Shrimp 
Category:
Креветки 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Palaemonidae (Family) > Periclimenes (Genus) > nomadophila (Species) 
Initial determination:
Berggren, 1994 
Occurrence:
Mozambique, Tansania 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Commensalism, No reliable information available 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
:
  • Periclimenes aesopius
  • Periclimenes agag
  • Periclimenes akiensis
  • Periclimenes albatrossae
  • Periclimenes alcocki
  • Periclimenes aleator
  • Periclimenes alegrias
  • Periclimenes amboinensis
  • Periclimenes americanus
 
More related species
in this lexicon
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-10-27 12:53:07 

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Periclimenes nomadophila Berggren, 1994

Periclimenes, commonly known as glass shrimp or cleaner shrimp, is a symbiotic and often commensalistic genus of translucent shrimp within the family Palaemonidae.

Periclimenes nomadophila lives in association with the pelagic nomad jellyfish (Rhopilema nomadica).

External links

  1. Journal of Crustacean Biology (en). Abgerufen am 27.10.2025.
  2. publication.plazi.org (en). Abgerufen am 27.10.2025.

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