Photo de stock - The elegant squat lobster Allogalathea elegans is always associated with a crinoid feather star Colouration is extremely variable but usually a reasonable match to that of their host Although probably quite common across their Indo_Pacific range they are not always easy to spot because of their fingernail size and ability to lose themselves within the crinoid arms It is assumed that those same arms provide a feeding conduit for the squat lobsters, either by sharing trapped food or by acting as a feeding platform that extends into the surrounding water To 20 mm Red Sea, Indo_West Pacific from E Africa to the Philippines

Photo de stock: The elegant squat lobster Allogalathea elegans is always associated with a crinoid feather star Colouration is extremely variable but usually a reasonable match.

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