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Palaemonella pottsi Tanjung Lampy, Lembeh. Geotagged,Indonesia,Palaemonella pottsi,Pott's Crinoid Shrimp,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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  1. Respect for photographing but also for identifying it! Posted 6 years ago
    1. For this one I needed help from the Facebook group ID Please (Marine Creature Identification). it seems to be out of its regular habitat which is crinoids but there were probably crinoids nearby and it may have just been hanging around in this coral :-) Posted 6 years ago

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Size to 2.5 cm (1 in.)
It is a commensal shrimp with two major claw arms typically held at a 45-degree angle. Dark wide rostrum tapering to a point. Inflated abdomen.
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Japan, Hawaii.

Similar species: Decapods
Species identified by Patomarazul
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By Patomarazul

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Uploaded Oct 1, 2018. Captured May 21, 2018 03:26 in Jl. Siswa, Papusungan, Madidir, Kota Bitung, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia.
  • TG-5
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 18mm