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Category: Decapoda (Crabs, lobsters, shrimp etc)

Hemigrapsus nudus (Purple Shore Crab)

January 18, 2023 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

I love purple shore crabs! I never get tired of watching their sideways scuttle among cobblestones of the intertidal zone,…

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Posted in: Animals, Crustaceans, Decapoda (Crabs, lobsters, shrimp etc), Hemigrapsus, Malacostraca (Crabs, shrimp, lobsters etc), Plants, Species Profiles, Varunidae Filed under: Hemigrapsus nudus, Purple Shore Crab

Emerita analoga (Pacific Sand Crab or Pacific Mole Crab

August 8, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

These crustaceans are found on sandy beaches in the swash zone of the intertidal region. They burrow backwards into the…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Crustaceans, Decapoda (Crabs, lobsters, shrimp etc), Emerita, Hippidae (Mole Crabs), Malacostraca (Crabs, shrimp, lobsters etc) Filed under: Emerita analoga, Pacific Mole Crab, Pacific Sand Crab

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