Rico Besserdich A 2 cm. small guardian shrimp that lives in a "pina nobilis" clam. A hard to get critter....1 dive = 1 photo ;-) --- f/8 , 1/160 s, ISO 100 . 60mm makro lens with +10 diopter, 1 Ikelite DS 125 strobe.
Fabio Russo I know how much difficult is this shot!!!
Rico Besserdich Hey Fabio !! Do you know the correct latin name of that shrimp ?? Can't find it in my books :-(
Fabio Russo It' a Pontonia pinnophylax, the common name is Guardian of the pen shell
Fabio Russo Pinnophilax means in latin that love the fin (Pinna) that is the common name of that shell in italian
Rico Besserdich Ah...great !! Ok ( with a big thanks to Fabio ), here the new "official" title of the photo : "A Pontonia pinnophylax that lives in symbiosis with the pinna nobilis"....wow, now it sound slike science :-)) Thanks again, Fabio !!!
Florian Feldgrill supadelux
Rico Besserdich Thanks Florian !! Good to hear this word from its "original creator" ;-)
Animalia (Kingdom) Mollusca (Phylum) Bivalvia (Class) Pteriomorphia (Subclass) Pterioida (Order) Pinnoidea (Superfamily) Pinnidae (Family) Pinna (Genus) Pinna nobilis (Species)