[2] Lysmata wurdemanni was originally described from specimens collected at Key West, Florida and Charleston, South Carolina.

The male will then 'taste' the female's contact pheromones with his aesthetascs to make sure she is a suitable mate.

This process is very brief and occurs immediately post-moult, while the female's cuticle is new and soft.

Additionally, these shrimp are known to consume the Aiptasia or "glass" anemone which is regarded as a pest and is difficult to eradicate from home salt-water aquariums.

The hatching of eggs, moulting, and copulation cycle is identical to that of L. debelius, yielding weekly batches of zoeae from each pair.