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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Crustaceans (Crustacea) » Malacostracans (Malacostraca) » Eucarida (Crabs, Crayfish, Shrimp, etc.) (Eucarida) » Crabs, Crayfishes, Lobsters, Prawns, and Shrimp (Decapoda) » True Crabs (Brachyura) » Kelp Crabs and Spider Crabs (Epialtidae) » Spider Crabs (Libinia)
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Crab - Libinia
Copyright © 2011 Miles Buddy

Crab - Libinia
Felix Neck, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
July 1, 2011
The locals call these "spider crabs".

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Contributed by Miles Buddy on 1 July, 2011 - 12:06pm

Moved
Moved from Crustaceans.

I'm fairly certain about this, but the move should be considered tentative, pending expert confirmation.

Assuming I'm right about the genus, there are evidently two possible species. Someone else may be able to tell which one this is; unfortunately, I can't.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 1 July, 2011 - 1:03pm login or register to post comments

 
There are indeed two possible species
But identification requires a proper view of the carapace, which in this case is impossible. Probably L. emarginata, the more common of the two, but can't be sure.
… Aaron Hunt, 11 November, 2014 - 3:26pm login or register to post comments

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