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Sea cucumber crab

Lissocarcinus orbicularis

Description:

This small crab has a commensalistic relationship with certain sea cucumbers. This one was less than 1cm long. It took two years of picking up ever sea cucumber I swam passed before I finally found one.

Habitat:

Coral Reef. Usually found on Sea cucumbers.

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andreweleighton
Spotted by
andreweleighton

Siquijor, Philippines

Spotted on Oct 20, 2014
Submitted on May 27, 2015

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