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  1. astronomy-to-zoology:

    Lauriea siagiani

    …a unique species of galatheid squat lobster that occurs in the Pacific, particularly Indonesia, the Philippines and Japan. L. siagiani is typically associated with giant barrel sponges (Usually Xestospongia testudinaria) and likely lives inside/around the sponge and feeds on excess organic material the sponge produces. The sponge in turn likely gains protection by having the squat lobster around.

    Classification

    Animalia-Arthropoda-Crustacea-Malacostraca-Decapoda-Anomura-Galatheidae-Lauriea-L. siagiani

    Images: Rene Cazalens and Karen Honeycutt

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