ヒメドウケツエビ / Spongicola japonica

• ヒメドウケツエビ

ヒメドウケツエビは、小さいうちにカイロドウケツの中に入り込み、一生カイロドウケツの中で暮らす。

Spongicola japonica (Deep-sea sponge-associated shrimp) enter the inside of glass sponge (Euplectella oweni) during their early years of life, and spend their entire life inside the glass sponge.

Scientific Name : Spongicola japonica
Family : Spongicolidae
Order : Decapoda
Photo taken at Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium