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Allogalathea elegans
The body of A. elegans is 1.5–2 inches (38–51 mm) long, egg-shaped and striped. It is widely distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, where it lives among the tentacles of crinoids. The colour of the animals varies to match the species of crinoid with which it is commensal. Also known as the elegant squat lobster and crinoid squat lobster. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allogalathe...
Spotted a pair of yellow squat lobster matching its host yellow feather star at a depth of about 10m
Spotted on Feb 5, 2012
Submitted on Apr 19, 2012
10 Comments
Thanks Argybee. Appreciate it :-)
How did I miss all these. Fabulous.
Thanks ScottHarte :-)
Thanks harsuame :-)
Thanks Gerardo! :-)
lovely shots, good spotting
Haha Alice. Yup. Don't you just love the camouflage? :-)
Espectacular
Wow incredible photos Eric!
I need a map to understand this picture!