An adult Synalpheus regalis defends its nest

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Creative Commons Licence
Description: 

An adult Synalpheus regalis guards the entrance to its host sponge (Lissodendoryx colombiensis).

. Photographer: Duffy, Emmett. Publisher: Hultgren, Kristin.

Creator: 
Duffy, Emmett
Taxonomic name: 
Synalpheus regalis Duffy, 1996 (Taxonomy)
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