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Purple Shore Crab

Hemigrapsus nudus

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Field Notes

Description:

Small crab with bow tie mark on top of carapace. This little one was found dead on the rocky shoreline. No trauma seen.

Habitat:

Rocky shoreline of harbor. "It can be found sheltering under rocks in inter-tidal areas along the west coast of North America, from Alaska to Baja California in Mexico."

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Comments (1)
EmilyRacenet
I love the purple shore crab! We went to Homer a little bit ago and saw a "few", along with an octopus...

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PublishedAugust 9, 2013

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