Emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on harmonica sea cucumber (Opheodesoma australiensis). The emperor shrimp, like other Periclimenes sp. shrimps

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Emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on harmonica sea cucumber (Opheodesoma australiensis). The emperor shrimp, like other Periclimenes sp. shrimps, lives symbiotically with larger animals, most often invertebrates such as anemones, sea-slugs (nudibranchs) and sea cucumbers. Photographed off Lembeh, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Photo credit: © GEORGETTE DOUWMA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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