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  • Commensal shrimp, Urocaridella sp., Witu Islands, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Ocean
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  • This tiny commensal shrimp, Periclimenes sarasvati, lives among the tentacles of an adhesive sea anemone, Cryptodendrum adhesivum
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  • This tiny commensal shrimp, Periclimenes soror, lives on a Blue Sea Star, Linckia laevigata. Alor, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
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  • An imperial shrimp, Periclimenes imperator, receives free transportation and shelter thanks to a commensal relationship with its host nudibranch, Ceratosoma tenue. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
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  • An imperial shrimp, Periclimenes imperator, receives free transportation and shelter thanks to a commensal relationship with its host nudibranch, Ceratosoma tenue. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
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  • The strikingly colored Trapeze Crab, Trapezia wardi, a.k.a. Trapezia rufopunctata, lives commensally among the branches of Pocillopora corals. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India
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  • This large, colorful nudibranch, Chromodoris sp., is host to  pair of Imperial Shrimp, Periclimenes imperator. Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar/Burma, Andaman Sea
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  • An Elegant Squat Lobster, Allogalathea elegans, perches among the arms of its crinoid host. Havelock Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
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  • The Hairy Squat Lobster, Lauriea siangiani, lives among the ridges of giant barrel sponges. Banda Sea, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
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  • Imperial Shrimp, Periclimenes imperialis, living on sea cucumber. Philippines, Visayan Sea, Pacific Ocean
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  • A Crinoid Clingfish, Discotrema crinophila, snuggles in the arms of its host. Borocay, Sulu Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
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  • These tiny, nearly transparent shrimp, Vir philippinensis, are found exclusively among the tentacles of Bubble Coral, Plerogyra sinuosa. Misool, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
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  • A Porcelain Crab, Porcellanella haigae, shares its Sea Pen perch with a Ocellated Tozeuma Shrimp, Tozeuma lanceolatum. Alor, Banda Sea, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
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  • These tiny, nearly transparent shrimp, Vir philippinensis, are found exclusively among the tentacles of Bubble Coral, Plerogyra sinuosa. Misool, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    2009APR16shrimp95LM.tif
  • These tiny, nearly transparent shrimp, Vir philippinensis, are found exclusively among the tentacles of Bubble Coral, Plerogyra sinuosa. Misool, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    2009APR16shrimp95LM.tif
  • A pair of Sea Cucumber Swimming Crabs, Lissocarcinus orbicularis, perch upon their sea cucumber host. Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121017_fiji_0022.tif
  • Squat Lobster, Galathea sp., living among branches of a sea pen. Alor, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
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  • A pair of Coleman Shrimp, Periclimenes colemani, nestle among the venomous spines of their host, a Fire Urchin. Pulau Kalabahi, Savu Sea, Alor, Indonesia
    20140426_alor_0073.tif
  • A Porcelain crab, Neopetrolisthes maculatus, perches upon its sea anemone host.  Ko Tachai, Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
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  • A pair of Porcelain Crabs, Neopetrolisthes maculata, perch on the colorful base of their host, a Magnificent Sea Anemone, Heteractis magnifica. Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar/Burma, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
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  • This Porcelain crab, Neopetrolisthes maculatus, is perched on its host, an adhesive sea anemone. The crab makes its living by straining plankton from the water column; its massive claws are only for defense.  Ko Tachai, Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
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  • This Porcelain crab, Neopetrolisthes maculatus, is perched on its host, an adhesive sea anemone. The crab uses feathery mouth parts to strain plankton from the water column; its claws are only for defense. Ko Tachai, Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
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  • These tiny commensal shrimp, Pontonides unciger, are well adapted to imitating their host, a wire coral. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India
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  • Muddy Argonaut, a.k.a. Paper Nautilus, Argonauta hians, grasping a jellyfish. Like the small butterfish, the Argonaut uses the jelly to shield it from predators. Argonauts are not true nautiluses, but rather a group of open-ocean octopuses.  Only the females produce the delicately beautiful shell, which is actually an egg case.  Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
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  • This Porcelain Crab, Neopetrolisthes maculata, is tucked safely among the tentacles of its host, a Magnificent Sea Anemone, Heteractis magnifica.  Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
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  • This rare photo shows a Muddy Argonaut, a.k.a. Paper Nautilus, Argonauta hians, grasping a jellyfish while feeding on a Comb Jelly. The Argonaut apparently uses the jellyfish to shield itself from predators. Argonauts are not true nautiluses, but rather a family of open-ocean octopuses.  Only the females produce the delicately beautiful shell, which is actually an egg case.  Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    argojf2CP.tif
  • A Porcelain Crab, Neopetrolisthes maculata, perches on the colorful base of its host, a Magnificent Sea Anemone, Heteractis magnifica. Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
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  • This tiny Swimmer Crab, Portunnas sp., lives among the stinging tentacles of a large jellyfish, where it is relatively safe from predators while drifting in open water. Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar/Burma, Andaman Sea
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  • This tiny Boxer crab, Lybia tesselata, carries a pair of anemones in its claws, brandishing them like boxing gloves if threatened by a predator. Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
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  • As if living on the dining car of a train, a pair of Imperial Shrimp, Periclimenes imperator, lean over the side of their host, a Risbecia tryoni nudibranch, to feed. Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Ocean
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  • crab97:  This Xanadu crab, Xenocarcinus tuberculatus, is masterfully adapted to match its host, a wire coral. Indonesia, Flores Sea, Pulau Sangean
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