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Soft coral crab

Holophrys oatesii

Description:

To 1.5 cm (5/8 in.). Pinkish white with red line, band and spot markings, covered with sharp, spike-like tubercles. Associates with feed in red soft corals Dendronephthya.

Habitat:

Indo West Pacific.

Notes:

In coprod with my hubby, Mark Bockstael.

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6 Comments

The MnMs
The MnMs 11 years ago

Thanks for the nice comments! :-)

Beautiful capture,congrats Marta thanks for sharing

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

Looks like a another world!

The MnMs
The MnMs 11 years ago

Thanks, Joshua!
There are as cool and even cooler critters to be seen in the area of West Pacific. Macro sights are splendid there!

Josh Asel
Josh Asel 11 years ago

and also [coolest] coral reef for it to blend in perfectly to.

Josh Asel
Josh Asel 11 years ago

What in the heck is going on here!! That has to be one of the coolest animals ive ever seen! :D Absolutely gorgeous. How far down?

The MnMs
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The MnMs

Bohol, Philippines

Spotted on Oct 12, 2012
Submitted on Dec 18, 2012

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