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Green Crab

Carcinus maenas

Photo by Machi
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43.5622, -70.2196

Field Notes

Description:

Tiny blue crab (about 3 cm). The carapace has five short teeth along the rim behind each eye, and three undulations between the eyes, so even though this is not the typical coloration, I am pretty sure the ID is correct. I think perhaps it is because it is so young that it is so blue

Habitat:

Found it crawling in a rocky tide pools at low tide.

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Carcinus maenas

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New England Arthropods
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PublishedMay 18, 2016

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