Thor amboinensis

Thor amboinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Thoridae
Genus: Thor
Species:
T. amboinensis
Binomial name
Thor amboinensis
(de Man, 1888)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Hippolyte amboinensis (de Man, 1888)
  • Thor discosomatis (Kemp, 1916)

Thor amboinensis, commonly known as the squat anenome shrimp or sexy shrimp,[2] is a species of shrimp found across the Indo-West Pacific and in parts of the Atlantic Ocean. It lives symbiotically on corals, sea anemones and other marine invertebrates in shallow reef communities.[3]

  1. ^ a b Sammy De Grave, Charles Fransen & Michael Türkay (2013). "Thor amboinensis (De Man, 1888)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  2. ^ Choi, Seona. "Thor amboinensis (squat anemone shrimp)". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  3. ^ A. J. Bruce (1984). "Marine caridean shrimps of the Seychelles". In David Ross Stoddart (ed.). Biogeography and ecology of the Seychelles Islands. Springer. pp. 141–169. ISBN 978-90-6193-107-2.

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