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New Species of Shell-Forming Sea Anemone Discovered in Japanese Waters

The new species of hermit crab-associated sea anemone, Paracalliactis tsukisome, secretes and constructs a unique shell-like structure known as a carcinoecium, which expands the host hermit crab’s living space, according to a team of marine biologists from Japan and Australia.

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