''Dactylonia holthuisi'' is a small

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 ...

in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Palaemonidae, first described by Charles Fransen in 2002. The species epithet honours Lipke Holthuis. It is known from

Ambon Ambon may refer to: Places * Ambon Island, an island in Indonesia ** Ambon, Maluku, a city on Ambon Island, the capital of Maluku province ** Governorate of Ambon, a colony of the Dutch East India Company from 1605 to 1796 * Ambon, Morbihan, a co ...

and Bali, where it was collected from an aggregate of ascidians of Plurella species.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q13510141 Palaemonoidea Crustaceans of the Pacific Ocean Crustaceans described in 2002 Taxa named by Charles Fransen