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Pandalus goniurus
(Humpy Shrimp)
© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #4271)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Auke Bay, Alaska
Photographer
Aaron Baldwin
Habitat
Muddy bottom, around 50 meters
Photo Date
March 17, 2004
Upload Date
September 19, 2008
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone #
Latitude
UTM Easting
Longitude
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
4271
Notes
This is a closeup of the head of the shrimp showing the amphipod, Polycheria species. The amphipod clings to the tail fan when the shrimp is swimming. Most members of the genus Polycheria are commensal in sponges, so this association is unusual.
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