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Starfish Commensal Shrimp - Periclimenes soror This Periclimenes soror shrimps lives in symbiosis with Starfish.  Their colouration can be very variable depending on their host Starfish. Small in size, usually less than 1 cm. Commensal Shrimp,Geotagged,Malapascua,Periclimenes soror,Philippines,Shrimp,Spring,Starfish Commensal Shrimp,cebu Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Starfish Commensal Shrimp - Periclimenes soror

This Periclimenes soror shrimps lives in symbiosis with Starfish. Their colouration can be very variable depending on their host Starfish. Small in size, usually less than 1 cm.

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''Periclimenes soror'', also called the starfish shrimp is a species of shrimp that lives as a symbiont with starfishes.''Periclimenes soror'' is a species of little shrimp with a truncated rostris, and showing a wide variety of coats, but often with a distinctive white stripe or white dots pattern on the back. The rest of the body varies with the host starfish: it is often "a deep purple red" when living on ''Culcita'', ''Protoreaster'' or ''Pentaceraster'', but red with a white dorsal stripe when.. more

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

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Uploaded Dec 6, 2016. Captured Apr 4, 2016 13:51 in Unnamed Road, Daanbantayan, Cebu, Philippines.
  • DSC-RX100
  • f/8.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 37.1mm