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Slender Ceratosoma Nudibranch with hitchhiking Emperor Shrimp

Ceratosoma gracillimum

Photo by Eric Noora
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Description:

Ceratosoma gracillimum can be distinguished externally by the complete absence of the mantle edge between the head and the well-developed lateral lobes on each side, just in front of the gills. Can grow up to about 12cm in length.
Source: http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/ceragrac

A hitchhiking Emperor Shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) can be seen. Fro more info on P. imperator see http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/10587875

Notes:

About 10 cm. Depth of about 5.5 m. Night dive. Secret Bay, Anilao, Batangas Philippines. An Emperor Shrimp can be seen hitchhiking. Picture 4 is a close-up of said shrimp

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