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Zenopontonia soror (Sea Star Shrimp)
Scientific name: Zenopontonia soror

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Arthropoda → Subphylum Crustacea → Superclass Multicrustacea → Class Malacostraca → Subclass Eumalacostraca → Superorder Eucarida → Order Decapoda → Suborder Pleocyemata → Infraorder Caridea → Superfamily Palaemonoidea → Family Palaemonidae → Genus Zenopontonia

Common name: Sea Star Shrimp
Locations: Hawaii, Indo-Pacific
Group: Marine LifeInvertebratesShrimps

These match the color of the star they're on. If you (gently) turn over a cushion star, sometimes you can find one.

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Zenopontonia soror (Sea Star Shrimp)
Carrying eggs
Zenopontonia soror (Sea Star Shrimp)
Zenopontonia soror (Sea Star Shrimp)
Zenopontonia soror (Sea Star Shrimp)
Zenopontonia soror (Sea Star Shrimp)
Zenopontonia soror (Sea Star Shrimp)
Zenopontonia soror (Sea Star Shrimp)
Zenopontonia soror (Sea Star Shrimp)
Zenopontonia soror (Sea Star Shrimp)
Zenopontonia soror (Sea Star Shrimp)
Zenopontonia soror (Sea Star Shrimp)
Zenopontonia soror (Sea Star Shrimp)
Zenopontonia soror (Sea Star Shrimp)
Zenopontonia soror (Sea Star Shrimp)
Zenopontonia soror (Sea Star Shrimp)
Zenopontonia soror (Sea Star Shrimp)
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