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Spotted porcelain crab (Neopetrolisthes maculatus) in anemone, Gorontalo, Sulawesi Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hairy squat lobster (Lauriea siagiani) amongst a pink and orange colored sponge, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

A pair of white striped cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis), Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

A painted spiny lobster (Panulirus versicolor) (Painted crayfish), Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

A harlequin swimming crab (Lissocarcinus laevis), lives with this sea anemone in symbiosis, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

A cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis), inspects the teeth of an undulated moray eel, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific, North America

The shell of Hawaiian reef lobster (Enoplometopus occidentalis), covered in algae and parasitic barnacles, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific, North America

A white-v hydroid crab (Hyastenus borradailei), feeding on a colony of green tube coral, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

Sea star shimp (Periclimenes soror), on a crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), Yap, Micronesia, Pacific

Three squat anemone shrimp (Thor amboinensis), at the base of a tube anemone, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bubble coral shrimp (Vir philippinensis) on bubble coral (Plerogyra sp.), Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

A cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) inspecting a honeycomb moray eel (Gymnothorax favageneus), Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Kona crab (Ranina ranina) (Spanner crab), Maui, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific, North America

The graceful decorator crab (Oregonia gracilis), attaches organisms to its back, British Columbia, Canada, North America

The porcelain crab (Neopetrolisthes maculatus), commensal in sea anemones, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

A sea star shimp (Periclimenes soror), swims through a forest of spines on the back of a crown-of-thorns starfish, Micronesia, Pacific

Scavenging sea stars and a humpback shrimp (Pandalus hypsinotus) working on the remains of a rock crab, Canada, North America

Giant hermit crab (Petrochirus diogenes), off Singer Island, Florida, United States of America, North America

A large mantis shrimp (Lysosquilla sp.) uses its excellent eyesight to scan its underwater environment in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia.

A translucent shrimp (Vir philippinensis) crawls on bubble coral in Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia. This remote region is known for its incredible marine biodiversity and gorgeous reefs.

A tiny shrimp (Periclimenes soror) lives on a pin-cushion starfish in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This remote, tropical region is home to extraordinary marine biodiversity.

A pair of harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera elegans) lie in a small recess on the seafloor of Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

A juvenile painted spiny lobster, Panulirus versicolor, crawls out of a reef crevice amid the islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A juvenile painted spiny lobster, Panulirus versicolor, inhabits a crevice on a reef amid the tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A spotted porcelain crab, Neopetrolisthes maculatus, snuggles into its host anemone in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

A cleaner shrimp searches for parasites on the head of this spotted moray eel, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia.

A colorful tiger shrimp ventures from its home under rubble for only a few seconds, Anilao, Philippines.

A tiny hard coral crab can be found burrowing in between the polyps of the coral, Anilao, Philippines.

Ladybug amphipod, Cyproidea species, side view, taken at Cannibal Rock, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

Blue and white striped Periclimenes shrimp over a mottled green and red anemone, Jardines De La Reina, Cuba.

Mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus), Dungan wall, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tidal crab, Plagusia depressa, crawling over encrusting zoanthid, Palythoa caribaeorum, St. Peter and St. Paul's rocks, Brazil, Atlantic Ocean

Mysid shrimp of the order Mysidacea, mass together in front of alcyonarian soft coral, Dumaguete, Philippines

Both a Crinoid Commensal Shrimp (Periclimenes cornutus) and a Crinoid Squat Lobster (Allogalathea elegans) on a crinoid. These tiny crustaceans are commensal on crinoids or feather stars and take their color from the host, Philippines

A Harlequin Shrimp (Hymenocera elegans) holding part of a blue seastar (Linkia laevigata) which it will feed on, Philippines

The Bubble Coral Shrimp (Vir philippinensis) is found only on this species of coral, Pleurogyra sinuosa. The brown oval objects are actually Acoel Flatworms (Waminoa sp) that feed on nutrients trapped in mucus covering the coral, Philippines

Scuba diver and Spider hermit crabs in anemone, Stenorhynchus seticornis, Netherlands Antilles, Bonaire, Caribbean Sea

Spider hermit crabs in anemone, Stenorhynchus seticornis, Netherlands Antilles, Bonaire, Caribbean Sea

Spider hermit crabs in anemone, Stenorhynchus seticornis, Netherlands Antilles, Bonaire, Caribbean Sea

Couple of Imperial Shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on a blue sea cucumber (Actinopyga caerulea) 76 meters deep, Mayotte

A necessary alliance, a symbiosis even between this moray eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) and this cleaning shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis). Depth: 65m, Mayotte

Imperial Shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on a blue sea cucumber (Actinopyga caerulea) 76 meters deep, Mayotte

Swimming crab (Cronius ruber). Newly cited species in the Canary Islands (2015). Due to its large number of observations it is considered invasive. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

Lightfoot crab (Grapsus adscensionis) in the intertidal. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

Hermit crab, Dardanus calidus, Mitigliano cave, Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Massa Lubrense, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean