Squat lobsters are common associates on deep sea corals, like this one observed at Guyot Ridge. Oftentimes a crab species will only associate with a certain type of coral.
Guyot Ridge Squat Lobster
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana. Download larger version (jpg, 1.2 MB).

Squat lobsters are common associates on deep sea corals, like this one observed at Guyot Ridge. Oftentimes a crab species will only associate with a certain type of coral.

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