<i>Polyonyx Socialis</i> (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

<i>Polyonyx Socialis</i>

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Polyonyx socialis inhabits the compact tube-like shelters built by the polychaete worm, Chaetopterus sp., often sharing it with the larger porcelain crab species, Polyonyx heok.

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T. Britayev and D. Martin

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