White footed shrimp ID by E. Turner

I love the name it fits like a glove :)

4th of July dive: Lighthouse Reef, Cayman I

July 4th 2012
First dive. We flew into Grand Cayman late last night arrived just before they closed the car rental place so we didn’t have to take a taxi to Sunshine Suites. Good start. We caught up with Everet and Essy expert critter finders in the Caymans. Awesome. We signed up for 3 dives at the Lighthouse reef. Everet and Essy took us to the shallows north of the pier where we saw Tritonias laying eggs, p ... read more

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The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries. Administered by Jamaica since 1863, they remained a British dependency after 1962 when the former became independent.... ... read more

11th July 2012

Everett
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id
another great shot, especially as they usually sit in the hole in the sponge. This is the shrimp we named "White footed shrimp" after our collection and id expedition in 2009. It is Periclimenes harringtoni Lebour 1949 (Pontoniinae). Here is a link to the article I wrote about it:http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafsubaqua/rafcms/mediafiles/4BF7605F_5056_A30A_0986AF0E20D31AE1.pdf It is page 57

12th July 2012

Xeaman
Cruising the Seven Seas

I don't think I got the link. I would love to read your article about it. I was on a mission to photograph this guy. I found than in the afternoon they sit and chill out at the edge of the hole like looking out the window. I went to see them at different times and they were inside. Cindy gave me a couple of secrets to shoot them.

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