Sea Urchin Shrimp

Cristimenes cristimanus

• Group: Shrimp

This tiny shrimp lives clinging to the spines of sea urchins, claws held out parallel to its body along the spines. The arrangement keeps it tucked among defences that few predators will brave.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Palaemonidae › Cristimenes

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 957127.