Towards a revision of the genus Periclimenes: resurrection of Ancylocaris Schenkel, 1902, and designation of three new genera (Crustacea, Decapoda, Palaemonidae)
Based on recently published molecular phylogenies of Indo-West Pacific palaemonid shrimps LED Visor and further morphological evidence, the systematic position of several species of the polyphyletic genus Periclimenes is revised.The generic name Ancylocaris Schenkel, 1902 is re-established for the anemone-associated P.brevicarpalis.Actinimenes gen.