SCIENCE IN PICS: Crustaceans and Commensalism

Zebra crabs, Zebrida spp., are minute crustaceans that live entirely on certain species of sea urchins on coral reefs in a close association known as commensalism.
SCIENCE IN PICS: Crustaceans and Commensalism
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/crab.jpg" alt="A zebra crab on an urchin in Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The Lembeh Strait is famous for its high marine biodiversity, particularly of unusual animals that live on the exposed sand areas. (Matthew Oldfield)" title="A zebra crab on an urchin in Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The Lembeh Strait is famous for its high marine biodiversity, particularly of unusual animals that live on the exposed sand areas. (Matthew Oldfield)" width="590" class="size-medium wp-image-1775463"/></a>
A zebra crab on an urchin in Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The Lembeh Strait is famous for its high marine biodiversity, particularly of unusual animals that live on the exposed sand areas. (Matthew Oldfield)
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