Brown Crinoid Shrimp
| Name: | Brown Crinoid Shrimp |
| Scientific Name: | Periclimenes meyeri |
| Family: | Broken-back Shrimp |
| Taxonomic: | Palaemonidae |
| ID Group: | Lobsters & Shrimps |
| Size: | up to 0.75 in. |
| Depth Range: | Various depths (0 – 130 ft.) |
| Sightings: | Not usually seen |
This small Shrimp has a dark brown to reddish-brown body with a white tail. Its upper back can be partially white.
The Brown Crinoid Shrimp lives only on Black & White Crinoids (Nemaster grandis), where it hides among the arms and mimics the crinoid’s colors to stay safe.