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https://bigthink.com/life/pacific-cleane...-is-white/

KEY TAKEAWAYS: The Pacific cleaner shrimp features one of the most vibrant whites in the animal kingdom, doubly impressive considering it manifests underwater. Scientists used cryo-scanning electron microscopy to reveal the brilliant bioengineering behind the coloration. The discovery could be adapted to create a novel whitening agent for food or a super-reflective sunscreen that simultaneously keeps the skin cool. (MORE - details)

Skunk cleaner shrimp easy to care for cleaner for your reef aquarium ... https://youtu.be/yfL-rWpSKjw
Went looking for total number of marine symbionts in world. Found two articles with same numbers. Here’s one…
https://sharkresearch.earth.miami.edu/cl...community.

No luck getting an exact total for non aquatic symbionts.