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How the skunk cleaner shrimp has such intense white coloration (aquarium hobbies) - C C - Jun 6, 2023
https://bigthink.com/life/pacific-cleaner-shrimp-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
RE: How the skunk cleaner shrimp has such intense white coloration (aquarium hobbies) - Zinjanthropos - Jun 7, 2023
Went looking for total number of marine symbionts in world. Found two articles with same numbers. Here’s one…
https://sharkresearch.earth.miami.edu/cleaner-fishes-and-shrimp-diversity-and-a-re-evaluation-of-cleaning-symbioses/#:~:text=Many%20water%2Ddwelling%20organisms%20have,known%20to%20the%20scientific%20community.
No luck getting an exact total for non aquatic symbionts.