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Title: Shrimp In Sponge. Cayman Islands.
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A whitefoot shrimp (Periclimenes harringtoni) living inside the excurrent aperture of a toxic touch-me-not sponge (Nofibularia nolitangere). Also note that there are many white polychaete worms (Haplosyllis sp.) living inside this sponge. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.
- British West Indies
- Caribbean Sea
- Cayman Islands
- Grand Cayman
- Haplosyllis sp. (worms)
- Invertebrates
- macro
- Marine Life
- Siliceous Sponges: Demospongiae
- Sponges: Porifera
- touch-me-not sponge: Nofibularia nolitangere
- tropical
- whitefoot shrimp: Periclimenes harringtoni
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