Metabetaeus mcphersonae is a marine species of alpheid shrimp[1] native to French Polynesia. The species has only been recorded to live in coral reef habitats off the coast of Moorea, Society Islands, French Polynesia.[2] Unlike other species within the genus, M. mcphersonae is associated exclusively with marine coral reef habitat.[2]
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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: | Alpheidae |
| Genus: | Metabetaeus |
| Species: | M. mcphersonae
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| Binomial name | |
| Metabetaeus mcphersonae Anker, 2010
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References
edit- ^ "Metabetaeus mcphersonae Anker, 2010". World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ^ a b "Metabetaeus mcphersonae, Anker, Arthur, 2010". Plazi Plazi.org. 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-20.