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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) » Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs (Anomura) » Hermit Crabs (Paguroidea) » Lithodidae » Cryptolithodes » Cryptolithodes sitchensis
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Cryptolithodes sitchensis (Umbrella Crab) - Cryptolithodes sitchensis
Copyright © 2015 Benjamin Davidson

Cryptolithodes sitchensis (Umbrella Crab) - Cryptolithodes sitchensis
Cattle Point, San Juan County, Washington, USA
July 31, 2015
These uncommon crabs were abundant at the lowest tide. The proportions of the rostrum are distinctive of this species.

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Cryptolithodes sitchensis (Umbrella Crab) - Cryptolithodes sitchensis Cryptolithodes sitchensis (Umbrella Crab) - Cryptolithodes sitchensis
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Contributed by Benjamin Davidson on 17 August, 2015 - 11:59am
Last updated 26 August, 2015 - 10:44am

Moved
Moved from Lithodidae. Weird little things... I've never seen anything like it and there's nothing at all like it in the northeast.
… Aaron Hunt, 26 August, 2015 - 10:44am login or register to post comments

Neat
How identified? I'm not familiar with the crabs in your area so I'll check the ID then make the species page. It certainly looks consistent with images online.
… Aaron Hunt, 26 August, 2015 - 8:20am login or register to post comments

 
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There are only two species in the area. The shape of the rostrum distinguishes the two definitvely. Reference here.
… Benjamin Davidson, 26 August, 2015 - 8:53am login or register to post comments

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