Vir philippinensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Caridea |
Family: | Palaemonidae |
Genus: | Vir |
Species: | V. philippinensis
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Binomial name | |
Vir philippinensis Bruce & Svoboda, 1984
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Vir philippinensis, sometimes referred to as the bubble coral shrimp, is a species of saltwater shrimp that was first described in 1984. [1]
Vir philippinensis is found from the Red Sea to the Indo-Pacific, [2] including Indonesia, Japan, Myanmar, the Philippines, Australia and Papua New Guinea. [3] It is found in benthic zones in depths of 7–30 m (23–98 ft). [3]