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.^[1][2]

Ancylomenes holthuisi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Caridea
Family:	Palaemonidae
Genus:	Ancylomenes
Species:	A. holthuisi
Binomial name
Ancylomenes holthuisi (Bruce, 1969)
Synonyms [1]
Periclimenes holthuisi Bruce, 1969

It is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific.^[1] It is a cleaner shrimp and usually lives in association with sea anemones, scleractinian corals or jellyfish.^[3]