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Crinoid Commensal Shrimp

Periclimenes sp

Photo by AlbertKang
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Description:

A small commensal shrimp of around 1 - 1.5cm in size.
They comes in variety of colors i.e. red, yellow, blue, green, black and white and always adapting to the colors of the host Crinoid/Featherstar for perfect camouflage. The variation in colors could also be of different species.

Habitat:

Lives among Feaherstar and Crinoids in tropical waters

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