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Purple Shore Crab

Hemigrapsus nudus

Photo by rbumrbum
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Field Notes

Description:

Has colors very from purple, red, and green, sometimes is smoove and sometimes has lines of serration on back.

Habitat:

Lives in and around the tide pools, able to climb on top of the rocks near the tide pools.

Notes:

2nd picture is an exoskeleton left behind by the crab.

Reference Links:

Purple Shore Crab - Hemigrapsus nudus - Overview, Purple shore crab

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