From deep within the mangrove forests of Exmouth gulf, WA a new species of mangrove crab, Parasesarma otiense, has been described in @zookeys.pensoft.net: doi.org/10.3897/zook....
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Two new species of porcelain crab, Porcellanella brevidentata and P. longiloba, have been discovered in northern Western Australia. These filter-feeding crabs live in symbiosis with sea pens and use feathery mouthparts to feed on plankton

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The filter feeding porcelain crabs can be exceptionally abundant, particularly these Lissoporcellana found on the reefs around the Houtman Abrolhos Islands.

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New species from New Zealand just published. This stalked barnacle, 𝐴𝑚𝑖𝑔𝑑𝑜𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑝𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑢𝑚 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚, was discovered attached to cup corals.

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