Emperor shrimp on a sea cucumber
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Emperor shrimp on a sea cucumber
Emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on the skin of a Synapta maculata sea cucumber. This shrimp often rides on the skin of an inedible animal such as a sea cucumber, where it hides from predators. The association does not harm its host, so their relationship is said to be commensal. Photographed off Papua New Guinea
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Commensalism Crustacean Indo Pacific Papua New Guinea Protection Sea Cucumber Symbiosis Emperor Shrimp Periclimenes Imperator
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