Lysmata amboinensis (often referred to simply as cleaner shrimp) is an omnivorous shrimp species, which will generally scavenge and eat parasites and dead tissue. Many species of Lysmata, such as Lysmata amboinesis, are safe and beneficial in salt water tanks since they will (as indicated by their common name) clean both the tank and occasionally other fish within the tank. Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anenomes) Placozoa (trichoplax) Subregnum Bilateria (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (parasitic to flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ... Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - Trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - Spiders, Scorpions, etc. ... Classes Remipedia Cephalocarida Branchiopoda Ostracoda Maxillopoda Malacostraca The crustaceans (Crustacea) are a large group of arthropods (55,000 species), usually treated as a subphylum. ... Orders Subclass Eumalacostraca  Superorder Eucarida   Order Amphionidacea   Order Decapoda - crabs, shrimp   Order Euphausiacea - krill  â€ Superorder Pancarida   â€ Order Thermosbaenacea  Superorder Peracarida   Order Amphipoda - amphipods   Order Cumacea - cumaceans   Order Isopoda - pillbugs, sowbugs   Order Lophogastrida   Order Mictacea   Order Mysida   â€ Order Spelaeogriphacea   Order Tanaidacea  Superorder Syncarida   Order Anaspidacea   Order Bathynellacea   â€ Order Palaeocaridacea   Order Stygocaridacea... Suborders and Infraorders Dendrobranchiata Pleocyemata Caridea Stenopodidea Reptantia, comprising: Eryonoidea Achelata Astacidea Glypheidea Thalassinidea Anomala Brachyura The decapods or Decapoda are a group of crustaceans within the class Malacostraca, including many familiar groups of crustaceans, such as crabs, lobsters and shrimp, but also some families that are less well known. ... Superfamilies Alpheoidea Atyoidea Bresilioidea Campylonotoidea Crangonoidea Galatheacaridoidea Nematocarcinoidea Oplophoroidea Palaemonoidea Pandaloidea Pasiphaeoidea Physetocaridoidea Procaridoidea Processoidea Psalidopodoidea Stylodactyloidea True shrimp are small, swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. ... Genera Bythocaris Caridion Calliasmata Cryptocheles Eualus Exhippolysmata Gelastocaris Heptacarpus Hetairus Hippolysmata Hippolyte Latreutes Lebbeus Leontocaris Leptodius Ligur Lysmata Lysmatella Merhippolyte Saron - saron shrimp Spirontocaris Thor Thoralus Tozeuma Trachycaris The hippolytid shrimp (family Hippolytidae) are a family of shrimp. ... your mom goes to coloege LOL // Value of binomial nomenclature The value of the binomial nomenclature system derives primarily from its economy, its widespread use, and the stability of names it generally favors: Every species can be unambiguously identified with just two words. ... Johannes Govertus de Man (born 2 May 1850 in Middelburg, Zeeland, the Netherlands, died 9 January in Middelburg) was a Dutch biologist. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... An omnivore (from Latin: omnis all; vorare to devour) is an animal that eats both plants and meat. ... Superfamilies and families Alpheoidea Alpheidae - snapping shrimps Barbouriidae Hippolytidae Ogyrididae Atyoidea Atyidae Bresilioidea Agostocarididae Alvinocarididae Bresiliidae Disciadidae Mirocarididae Campylonotoidea Bathypalaemonellidae Campylonotoidae Crangonoidea Crangonidae Glyphocrangonidea Galatheacaridoidea Galatheacarididae Nematocarcinoidea Eugonatonotidae Nematocarcinidae Rhynchocinetidae Xiphocarididae Oplophoroidea Oplophoridae Palaemonoidea Anchistioididae Desmocarididae Euryrhynchidae Gnathophyllidae Hymenoceridae Kakaducarididae Palaemonidae Typhlocarididae Pandaloidea Pandalidae Thalassocarididae Pasiphaeoidea Pasiphaeidae Procaridoidea Procarididae Processoidea... In biology, a species is the basic unit of biodiversity. ... Harvestman eating the tail of a five-lined skink The word scavenger, in zoology, refers to animals that consume already dead organic life-forms. ... For the rare minieral, see Parisite. ...

Natural environment

The cleaner shrimp is naturally part of the reef ecosystem, and is commonly collected from the Indian Ocean. A reef surrounding an islet. ...

tank environment

• Subdued lighting
• Rock cover and reefs
• Keep water quality high
  • Specific gravity: 1.023 - 1.025
  • pH: 8.1 - 8.4
  • Temperature: 72 - 78°F / 22 - 26°C

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Care and maintenance

• L. amboinensis will normally moult every 3-8 weeks.
• Most, if not all, foods (including the food eaten while cleaning) are good.
• L. amboinensis are sensitive to changes in environment, particularly salinity.
• New synthetic water should be made, stored for a week and matched to the system's specific gravity.
• Be careful with copper-based medication and extreme nitrate levels.
• L. amboinensis require iodine for proper moulting.

In birds, moulting or molting is the routine shedding of old feathers. ... Salinity is the saltiness or dissolved salt content of a body of water. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic brown Atomic mass 63. ... In inorganic chemistry, nitrates are the salts of nitric acid. ... General Name, Symbol, Number iodine, I, 53 Chemical series halogens Group, Period, Block 17, 5, p Appearance violet-dark gray, lustrous Atomic mass 126. ...

Symbiotic behaviour

It has been observed that fish with parasites may come to "cleaning stations" in the reef. Certain species of fish and several types of cleaner shrimp may assist the fish in large numbers and even go inside the mouth (and then to the gill cavity) without being eaten. A cleaning station is a location where fish, and other marine life, congregate to be cleaned. ...

References

• http://www.starfish.ch/Fotos/cleanershrimp.html
• http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/inverts/arthropoda/shrimp/cleaner.htm
• http://www.wetwebmedia.com/hippolytidae.htm
• http://www.aquahobby.com/marine/e_amboinensis.php
• http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/aboutjanitors/a/aa052899.htm
• http://www.malawicichlidhomepage.com/other/lysmata_debelius.htm