Researchers from Kumamoto University and collaborating institutions have discovered a new species of deep-sea sea anemone that builds shell-like "homes" for hermit crabs—an extraordinary case of ...

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Paracalliactis tsukisome, a newly discovered sea anemone living in symbiosis with hermit crabs on the deep-sea floor off Japan. Its name is derived from the ancient Japanese poetry anthology Man'yōshū ...

Each organism offers the other something it needs. In this relationship, the sea anemone lives on the shell of the hermit crab. The sea anemone benefits by gaining mobility and increased access to ...

Kumamoto University-led team identifies Paracalliactis tsukisome sp. nov., revealing a rare example of co-evolution in the deep sea Researchers from Kumamoto University and collaborating institutions ...