Lysmata wurdemanni is a species of saltwater shrimp in the family Lysmatidae, historically referred to as the peppermint shrimp in the marine aquarium trade. Taxonomic revisions based on genetic and morphological data have since shown that many shrimp previously identified as L. wurdemanni actually belong to distinct species, including Lysmata boggessi and Lysmata rathbunae, both native to the western Atlantic.
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Decapoda, Taxa Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Lysmata wurdemanni
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1. World Register of Marine Species: WoRMS: Lysmata wurdemanni
World Register of Marine SpeciesEnvironment flagsQuote, Environment flags
"isMarine": 1, "isBrackish": 0, "isFreshwater": 0, "isTerrestrial": 0
2. Peppermint Shrimp (Wikipedia)
- several species of visually similar shrimp in the genus Lysmata
- a common name used in the marine aquarium trade
View the Source3. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Lysmata wurdemanni
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyTaxon recordQuote, Taxon record
"canonicalName": "Lysmata wurdemanni"
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