Comensal shrimps that live on crinoids throughout the Pacific Ocean (Indonesia, Philipinnes and other psrts of the western Pacific). They are well camoflagued and generally live in the inner parts of the crinoid host.

Tozeuma armatum is an inhabitant of the Indo-Pacific Ocean and can be found at dive sites around Indonesia and the Philippines. They live on black coral branches and have evolved to blend into the corals much like a stick-insect on land has evolved to mimic the bark of it’s host.

The shrimp can be found in a rang of colors, white, yellow, orange and have bands along their bodies to break up the coloration. They are 2-3 inches long in most cases and sit on the long fronds of black corals where they feed in the water column.

Flamboyant cuttlefish displaying – Dumaguete, Phiippines.