Crinoid Squat Lobster, Allogalathea elegans, on Crinoid, Crinoidea Class, Lembeh Straits, near Bitung, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Asia

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The colour of the (Allogalathea elegans) varies on the color of the host sea plant which it uses as protection and habitat. They are not lobsters at all, but are more closely related to the crab family

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Size: 5187px × 3445px
Location: Lembeh Straits, near Bitung, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Asia
Photo credit: © Colin Marshall / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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