''Ancylomenes'' is a genus of

shrimp Shrimp are crustaceans (a form of shellfish) with elongated bodies and a primarily swimming mode of locomotion – most commonly Caridea and Dendrobranchiata of the decapod order, although some crustaceans outside of this order are refer ...

, erected in 2010 to accommodate the group of species around "''Periclimenes aesopius''" (now ''

Ancylomenes aesopius ''Ancylomenes'' is a genus of shrimp, erected in 2010 to accommodate the group of species around "''Periclimenes aesopius''" (now '' Ancylomenes aesopius''). Members of the genus are widely distributed in the warm oceans of the world, and live in ...

''). Members of the genus are widely distributed in the warm oceans of the world, and live in association with

cnidaria Cnidaria () is a phylum under kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species of aquatic animals found both in freshwater and marine environments, predominantly the latter. Their distinguishing feature is cnidocytes, specialized cells that th ...

ns; most are

cleaner shrimp Cleaner shrimp is a common name for a number of swimming decapod crustaceans, that clean other organisms of parasites. They belong to any of three families, Hippolytidae (including the Pacific cleaner shrimp, ''Lysmata amboinensis''), Palaem ...

. The genus ''Ancylomenes'' contains the following species: *'' Ancylomenes adularans'' (Bruce, 2003) *''

'' (Spence Bate, 1863) *''

Ancylomenes amirantei ''Ancylomenes'' is a genus of shrimp, erected in 2010 to accommodate the group of species around "''Periclimenes aesopius''" (now ''Ancylomenes aesopius''). Members of the genus are widely distributed in the warm oceans of the world, and live in ...

'' (Bruce, 2007) *''

Ancylomenes aqabai ''Ancylomenes'' is a genus of shrimp, erected in 2010 to accommodate the group of species around "''Periclimenes aesopius''" (now ''Ancylomenes aesopius''). Members of the genus are widely distributed in the warm oceans of the world, and live in ...

'' (Bruce, 2008) *''

Ancylomenes grandidens ''Ancylomenes'' is a genus of shrimp, erected in 2010 to accommodate the group of species around "''Periclimenes aesopius''" (now ''Ancylomenes aesopius''). Members of the genus are widely distributed in the warm oceans of the world, and live in ...

'' (Bruce, 2005) *''

Ancylomenes holthuisi ''Ancylomenes holthuisi'' is a species of marine shrimp in the family Palaemonidae. It was first described in 1969 by A.J. Bruce as ''Periclimenes holthuisi''. It is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific. It is a cle ...

'' (Bruce, 1969) *''

Ancylomenes kobayashii ''Ancylomenes'' is a genus of shrimp, erected in 2010 to accommodate the group of species around "''Periclimenes aesopius''" (now ''Ancylomenes aesopius''). Members of the genus are widely distributed in the warm oceans of the world, and live in ...

'' (Okuno & Nomura, 2002) *''

Ancylomenes kuboi ''Ancylomenes'' is a genus of shrimp, erected in 2010 to accommodate the group of species around "''Periclimenes aesopius''" (now ''Ancylomenes aesopius''). Members of the genus are widely distributed in the warm oceans of the world, and live in ...

'' Bruce, 2010 *''

Ancylomenes longicarpus ''Ancylomenes longicarpus'' (also known as long-arm cleaner shrimp or anemone partner shrimp) is a species of shrimp found from the Red Sea The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾA� ...

'' (Bruce & Svoboda, 1983) *''

Ancylomenes lucasi ''Ancylomenes'' is a genus of shrimp, erected in 2010 to accommodate the group of species around "''Periclimenes aesopius''" (now ''Ancylomenes aesopius''). Members of the genus are widely distributed in the warm oceans of the world, and live in ...

'' (Chace, 1937) *''

Ancylomenes luteomaculatus ''Ancylomenes'' is a genus of shrimp, erected in 2010 to accommodate the group of species around "''Periclimenes aesopius''" (now ''Ancylomenes aesopius''). Members of the genus are widely distributed in the warm oceans of the world, and live in ...

'' Okuno & Bruce, 2010 *''

Ancylomenes magnificus ''Ancylomenes magnificus'', also known as the magnificent anemone shrimp, is a species of cleaner shrimp common to the Western Pacific Ocean at depths of . They are commonly found on stony coral, ''Catalaphyllia'' and the sea anemone, '' Dofleini ...

'' (Bruce, 1979) *''

Ancylomenes okunoi ''Ancylomenes'' is a genus of shrimp, erected in 2010 to accommodate the group of species around "''Periclimenes aesopius''" (now ''Ancylomenes aesopius''). Members of the genus are widely distributed in the warm oceans of the world, and live in ...

'' Bruce, 2010 *'' Ancylomenes pedersoni'' (Chace, 1958) *''

Ancylomenes sarasvati ''Ancylomenes'' is a genus of shrimp, erected in 2010 to accommodate the group of species around "''Periclimenes aesopius''" (now ''Ancylomenes aesopius''). Members of the genus are widely distributed in the warm oceans of the world, and live in ...

'' (Okuno, 2002) *''

Ancylomenes speciosus ''Ancylomenes'' is a genus of shrimp, erected in 2010 to accommodate the group of species around "''Periclimenes aesopius''" (now ''Ancylomenes aesopius''). Members of the genus are widely distributed in the warm oceans of the world, and live in ...

'' (Okuno, 2004) *''

Ancylomenes tenuirostris ''Ancylomenes'' is a genus of shrimp, erected in 2010 to accommodate the group of species around "''Periclimenes aesopius''" (now ''Ancylomenes aesopius''). Members of the genus are widely distributed in the warm oceans of the world, and live in ...

'' (Bruce, 1991) *''

Ancylomenes tosaensis ''Ancylomenes'' is a genus of shrimp, erected in 2010 to accommodate the group of species around "''Periclimenes aesopius''" (now ''Ancylomenes aesopius''). Members of the genus are widely distributed in the warm oceans of the world, and live in ...

'' (Kubo, 1951) *'' Ancylomenes venustus'' (Bruce, 1989)

References

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* Palaemonoidea {{Caridea-stub