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Title: Whitefoot Shrimp In Touch-Me-Not Sponge. Cayman Islands.
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A whitefoot shrimp (Periclimenes harringtoni) living with the excurrent aperture (on right hand side) of a touch-me-not sponge (Nofibularia nolitangere). The sponge is also home to small, white (Haplosyllis sp.) polychaete worms. The shrimp and the worms are only found living commensally with this sponge, which causes a severe allergic reaction if touched. 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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