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Periclimenes soror
"Small and this shrimp, with long, spiny, rostrum, flattened antennal scales shaped like a duck bill. It lives in association with many starfish species, matching the colour of the host, with colour variations ranging from purple-blue to orange-red, to brown, to white. A lighter band may run along the back. 1.5 cm. Similar to Periclimenes imperator, the latter being identified by the larger size and by the purple tipped claws. Always associated with many starfish species, if threatened hides under the low side of the host. They can live in groups on the same host." Source: http://www.seadb.net/en_Starfish-shrimp-...
Lives commensally with starfish species
Spotted this pair on a cushin seastar (Culcita sp.) at a depth of about 3 m. Small at about 1 cm. Halo Resort house reef, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines
Spotted on Nov 4, 2012
Submitted on Feb 23, 2013
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