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Title: Emperor Shrimp, Philippines
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A large female emperor shrimp (Zenopontonia rex: formally Periclimenes imperator) carrying eggs in her abdomen, on a sea cucumber. Anilao, Batangas marine protected area, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Island Passages, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.
- Anilao
- Arthropods: Arthropoda
- Batangas
- Commensal Shrimps: Pontoniinae
- critter
- Crustaceans: Crustacea
- Decapods: Decapoda
- emperor shrimp: Zenopontonia rex: formally Periclimenes imperato
- formally Periclimenes imperator
- Invertebrates
- Luzon
- Malacostraceans: Malacostracea
- Marine Life
- muck diving
- Philippines
- tropical
- Tropical West Pacific Ocean
- Verde Island Passages
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- Zenopontonia rex
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