[spawner]

They are absolutely in the same genus. The larvae are nearly identical, longer larval duration is only reflection of our inability to rear them properly.

My publication on the taxonomic status of peppermint shrimps will be out in July. I’ll have a write up for an aquarium mag come out after it is printed in the peer reviewed journals.

But trust me, the cleaner shrimps are more closely related to Lysmata wurdemanni than some of the other peppermint shrimps.

I guess it would be helpful if I also wrote up something on the larval development of the groups as well.

andy