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Mouthless Crab
Cardisoma crassum
20.7276, -105.301
Field Notes
Description:
The mouthless crab, is a species of terrestrial crab found in the coastal tropical eastern Pacific from Baja California to Peru.It has a purplish-blue shell, red legs and white main pincer.
Habitat:
It is common among mangrove roots, where it builds its burrow. It also occasionally occurs on the driest part of the channel banks and flats
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Cardisoma crassum
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2016
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