At less than an inch long these commensal shrimp, Periclemenes soror, are difficult to spot on the convoluted surface of the cushion starfish, Culcita novaeguineae. Hawaii.


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Image ID: 0151229-DFL.jpg

At less than an inch long these commensal shrimp, Periclemenes soror, are difficult to spot on the convoluted surface of the cushion starfish, Culcita novaeguineae. Hawaii.
Credit to: Blue Planet Archive / David B. Fleetham

Image dimensions: 5400x3600

URL for this image: https://pictures.blueplanetarchive.com/image/I0000KK6DZz0a8TU