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Hairy Shrimp - Phycocaris simulans This Hairy Shrimp - Phycocaris simulans are super tiny in size, probably the biggest of them is just 5 mm!<br />
As their name implies, they have appendages all over their body that looks like &#039;hairs&#039;.  They can be variable in colours - brown,grey,yellow,red,green and probably many others. Anilao,Batangas,Geotagged,Hairy Shrimp,Philippines,Phycocaris simulans,Shrimp,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Hairy Shrimp - Phycocaris simulans

This Hairy Shrimp - Phycocaris simulans are super tiny in size, probably the biggest of them is just 5 mm!
As their name implies, they have appendages all over their body that looks like 'hairs'. They can be variable in colours - brown,grey,yellow,red,green and probably many others.

    comments (2)

  1. Amazing! I would have never thought this could be a shrimp. Posted 9 years ago
    1. Thanks, WildFlower.
      It looks more like a rooster :p
      Posted 9 years ago

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Phycocaris simulans is a shrimp in the Phycocaris genus.

Similar species: Decapods
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Aug 9, 2016. Captured Apr 13, 2013 22:43 in Mabini Circumferential Rd, Mabini, Batangas, Philippines.