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Photo by Machi
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Field Notes

Description:

Porcelain crab?

Habitat:

Found hiding in a large seashell on high tide on Sanibel Island

Species ID Suggestions

Flat porcelain crab

Petrolisthes eriomerus

Reference Link
james zoetewey
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Comments (1)
Machi
James, thank you for your suggestion. However, from what I can gather online about this species it is found on the western coast of North America from California to Alaska so I think that rules it out.

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Florida's Flora & Fauna
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Florida Ocean Life
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PublishedMarch 17, 2017

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