Pink sea anemone that 'builds a home' for hermit crabs discovered off Japan's deep-sea coast

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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 mutualism and co-evolution in the ocean depths. The work is published in the journal Royal Society Open Science.