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Hairy crab
Pilumnus
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Field Notes
Description:
A hairy crab red-purple in colour, hair in pale brown, bold robust body and claws.
Habitat:
Spotted at Nusa Dua, Bali during low tide, costal reef area.
The Hairy Crabs can be found under rocks and hiding in holes on many rocky shores.
Notes:
Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen), usually entirely hidden under the thorax. They live in all the world's oceans, in fresh water, and on land, are generally covered with a thick exoskeleton and have a single pair of claws.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Pilumnidae
Genus: Pilumnus
Reference Links:
Pilumnus (crab) - Wikipedia
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PublishedApril 3, 2017
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