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Hydroid Decorator Crab

Hyastenus bispinosus

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Field Notes

Description:

Twin spine crab. Commonly associate with hydroids and decorate rostrum and carapace with hydroid branches and other organisms.

Habitat:

Pacific

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
SamanthaCraven
Haha! Next to the mental pointy stick, there's a branch of the hydroid the crab is holding. Just below is a triangle shape, that's the crab, you can see the eye on the right.
lori.tas
I trust you that there is a crab in there somewhere. ;)

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PublishedJuly 2, 2011

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