Image of Masking Crab
Description:
In many of our images of this species, the crab is almost undistinguishable from the background being completely covered with algae and invertebrates. This individual, in contrast, apparently covered with tunicates, stands out well posing on Corynactis anemones. Dept 16 m.
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- Eumalacostraca
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- Decapoda (decapods)
- Pleocyemata (pleocyematans)
- Brachyura (crab)
- Eubrachyura
- Heterotremata
- Majoidea
- Epialtidae (kelp crabs and spider crabs)
- Pisinae
- Loxorhynchus
- Loxorhynchus crispatus (Masking Crab)
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Source Information
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- cc-by-nc-sa-3.0
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- 2005 California Academy of Sciences
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- Lovell and Libby Langstroth
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