Xenia Coral Mimic Shrimp

Alcyonohippolyte commensalis

The species Alcyonohippolyte commensalis (Kemp, 1925) is a shrimp species from the family of the Hippolytidae.
Can you find me? This Xenia Coral Mimic Shrimp - Alcyonohippolyte commensalis are small in size, usually less than 1 cm and is very well camouflaged among the host, Xenia Corals. Alcyonohippolyte commensalis,Anilao,Batangas,Geotagged,Philippines,Shrimp,Winter,Xenia Coral Mimic Shrimp

Appearance

Very small in size, usually less than 1 cm.
They are very well camouflaged in their host Xenia Coral, taking in the colours and markings of the corals for perfect camouflaged. They can also be found in almost all white in colour, but usually with bands of goldish brown.
Xenia Soft Coral Shrimp - Alcyonohippolyte commensalis The Xenia Soft Coral Shrimp - Alcyonohippolyte commensalis probably lives exclusively on Xenia Soft Corals, where they have taken up the colouration and markings that is highly similar to the polyps of Xenia Soft Corals. Alcyonohippolyte commensalis,Geotagged,Moal-Boal,Philippines,Shrimp,Summer,Xenia Coral Mimic Shrimp,cebu

Habitat

Found exclusively on their host, Xenia Coral

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassMalacostraca
OrderDecapoda
FamilyHippolytidae
GenusAlcyonohippolyte
SpeciesAlcyonohippolyte commensalis
Photographed in
Philippines