Periclimenes sagittifer

Periclimenes sagittifer^[1] is a crustacean first described by Norman in 1861. Periclimenes sagittifer is included in the family Palaemonidae.^[2][3] No subspecies listed in the Catalogue of Life.^[2]

Periclimenes sagittifer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Caridea
Family:	Palaemonidae
Genus:	Periclimenes
Species:	P. sagittifer
Binomial name
Periclimenes sagittifer (Norman, 1861)

Description

A transparent body except for the typical violet arrow on the abdomen, the legs have coloring of yellow and blue alternately, and the tail is characterized by a blue arrow. Up to 25 mm.^{[citation needed]} They live in symbiosis with sea anemones such Anemonia sulcata, Aiptasia mutabilis, Cribrinopsis crassa and Condylactis aurantiaca, feeding on the detritus.^[4]

Distribution and habitat

Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Mediterranean Sea.^{[citation needed]}