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The Spotted Shrimp and its fascinating symbiotic interactions with sea anemones and reef fishes.

Periclimenes yucatanicus, commonly known as the Spotted shrimp, is one of the fascinating species of marine invertebrates that inhabit the waters of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico in the Western Atlantic. This small crustacean, measuring only about 3 cm in length, belongs to the select group of reef shrimps known for their role as cleaners of fishes that inhabit coral reefs. Cleaner shrimps, along with certain...

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Giulia Del Vecchio

Giulia has a PhD in Science from the National Autonomous University of Mexico.

During her master’s and doctoral studies, she conducted research on the physiological responses of the seahorse Hippocampus erectus to food availability in a cultured context and temperature fluctuations in the context of climate change.

Her passion for the ocean and her research have taken her on amazing adventures around the world!.