Photo Image Leopard crinoid shrimp Laomenes pardus

LEOPARD CRINOID SHRIMP

Laomenes pardus

Hides in the arms and underneath of crinoids (feather stars), where it seeks protection. It adopts the colour pattern of its host by repositioning pigment cells in its carapace. Similar species with the same habitat include: Periclimenes cornutus., P. commensalis, P. ceratophthalmus.The size is up to 1.8cm, it stays in the crinoids and it camouflages itself like the crinoids. Very little is known about the relationship of the shrimp and the crinoids.
Frequency of sightings:
COMMON
Best time of year:
All year round
Divesites seen at:
Critter Hunt, Jahir, Jahir 2, Makawide 3, Nudi Falls, Pantai Parigi, Police Pier, Serena Besar

Taxonomical order of this critter:
Invertebrate
Crustacean
Malacostraca
Shrimp
-	Allopontonia iaini shrimp
-	Amboinensis crinoid shrimp
-	Ankers whip coral shrimp
-	Banded coral shrimp
-	Banded tozeuma shrimp
-	Bubble coral shrimp
-	Bumblebee shrimp
-	Coleman shrimp
-	Dragon shrimp
-	Durban hinge-beak shrimp
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