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Laomenes amboinensis

Laomenes amboinensis

Description:

Up to 2 cm. Tiny shrimps that are found mimetized in the crinoids. If the crinoid is white and black they are also; in crinoids grey and yellow I have seen them in that other color combination.

Habitat:

Is a species of shrimp found in waters off Indonesia, Queensland, New Caledonia, the Marshall Islands, the Ryukyu Islands and Papua New Guinea.

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5 Comments

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Amazing camouflage!

The MnMs
The MnMs 10 years ago

Haha!..Thanks for adding it in the right category :-)
and thanks for the nice comments to both Mark and Juan ;-)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Very nice spotting Marta. I only found it doing some cleanup. :-)

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 10 years ago

Nice camouflage, almost invisible

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Moved to 'Arthropods' category.

The MnMs
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The MnMs

Negros Oriental, Philippines

Spotted on Oct 3, 2012
Submitted on Nov 6, 2012

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