Photo Image Cryptodomia Sponge Crab Cryptodomia sp.

CRYPTODOMIA SPONGE CRAB

Cryptodomia sp.

This tiny crab is concealed within the sponge it carries. The Body is semi-transparent. Much like the Hermit crab, it lives in a cavity created by the sponge as its host. It carries the sponge everywhere and uses it as protection. They are a shallow water species.
Frequency of sightings:
Ocasional during Night Dives
Best time of year:
All year round
Divesites seen at:
Air Prang, Jahir, Lembeh Resort House Reef, Magic Crack, Nudi Falls

Taxonomical order of this critter:
Invertebrate
Crustacean
Malacostraca
Crab
-	Black Coral Crab
-	Blue Swimming Crab
-	Candy crab
-	Carry Crab
-	Crowned coral crab
-	Cryptodomia Sponge Crab
-	Cyclocoeloma Decorator Crab
-	Dormia Sponge Crab
-	Halimeda crab
-	Harlequin crab
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