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

Detail of Bubble Coral, Plerogyra sinuosa, Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia

Bubble coral shrimp (Vir philippinensis) on bubble coral (Plerogyra sinuosa) eating, Puerto Galera, Philippines.

Commensal shrimp (Periclimenes tosaensis) on bubble coral (Plerogyra sp.), U Province, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Pacific

Bubble coral shrimp (Vir philippinensis) on bubble coral (Plerogyra sinuosa), Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bubble coral shrimp (Vir philippinensis) on bubble coral (Plerogyra sinuosa), Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bubble coral with Periclimenes shrimp (Plerogyra sinuosa). Indo Pacific

Bubble Coral (Plerogyra sinuosa) with Bullethead parrotfish (Chlorurus sordidus), Red Sea, Egypt, Africa

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

Bubble Coral Shrimp, Vir philippinensis, Plerogyra sinuosa, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia