David Hall / Decorator crab (Majidae) covered with hydroid polyps, providing camouflage and defensive sting. On Soft coral (Alcyonacea). Pantar, Alor Archipelago, Indonesia; November, 2006
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David Fleetham / Imperial commensal shrimp (Periclimenes imperator / Zenopontonia rex) on Spanish dancer nudibranch (Hexabranchus sanguineus) at night. Philippines.
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Alex Mustard / Soft coral crab (Hoplophrys oatesil) climbing out onto a branch of yellow and red soft coral (Dendronephthya sp.) at night. Anilao, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Island Passages, Tropical West P...
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Constantinos Petrinos / Soft coral crab (Hoplophrys oatesii) camouflaged on Red Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp.) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Constantinos Petrinos / Soft coral crab (Hoplophrys oatesii) camouflaged on Red Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp.) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Constantinos Petrinos / Soft coral crab (Hoplophrys oatesii) camouflaged on Red Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp.) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Constantinos Petrinos / Soft coral crab (Hoplophrys oatesii) camouflaged on Red Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp.) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Constantinos Petrinos / Soft coral crab (Hoplophrys oatesii) camouflaged on Red Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp.) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Alex Mustard / Candy crab (Hoplophrys oatesii) on Dendronephthya soft coral bush. Tulamben Bay, Bali, Indonesia. Java Sea.
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David Fleetham / Oates's soft coral crab (Hoplophrys oatesii), with spines mimicing the polyps of the alcyonarian coral on which it lives, Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
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Georgette Douwma / Soft coral crab (Hoplophrys oatesii) on Soft coral (Alcyonacea). Derawan Islands, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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Georgette Douwma / Soft coral crab (Hoplophrys oatesii) on Soft coral (Alcyonacea). Derawan Islands, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.