• Location: Romblon Island

  • Depth: shallow to deeper water

  • Cover Photo: Philipp Eschweiler

  • Original Name: Cristimenes commensalis (Borradaile, 1915)

The Commensal Crinoid Shrimp (Cristimenes commensalis, previously known as Periclimenes commensalis) is also found on the arms of feather stars/crinoids – usually over coral and in rocky reefs. They are widespread in the Indo-West Pacific and can also be found in Romblon Province, Philippines.

Related posts:

Laomenes sp. | Spotted Crinoid Shrimp Periclimenes affinis | Twin-stripe Crinoid Shrimp Pontoniopsis comanthi | Comanthus Crinoid Shrimp Palaemonella pottsi | Pott’s Crinoid Shrimp Zenopontonia soror | Starfish Shrimp Brucecaris sp. | Long-snout Crinoid Shrimp Laomenes amboinensis | Ambon Crinoid Shrimp Laomenes cornutus | Horned Crinoid Shrimp Laomenes pardus | Leopard Crinoid Shrimp Laomenes tigris | Tiger Crinoid Shrimp Laomenes sp. | Green Crinoid Shrimp Laomenes sp. | White Crinoid Shrimp