Hairy Squat Lobster
Lauriea siagiani
Galatheidaemacro1cm / 0.4inData Deficient
About Hairy Squat Lobster.
Tiny, brilliantly pink squat lobster covered in fine hairs, found clinging to barrel sponges and encrusting organisms on tropical Indo-Pacific reefs.
Where it lives.
Barrel sponges (Xestospongia) and encrusting reef organisms
How it behaves.
Sedentary commensal, almost invisible without macro lens