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Oregon Shore Crab - Hemigrapsus oregonensis
Copyright © 2012 R.J. Adams

Oregon Shore Crab - Hemigrapsus oregonensis
Bodega Bay, Sonoma County, California, USA
January 15, 2012
Oregon Shore Crabs were extremely common under rocks around Bodega Bay, Sonoma Co., CA. They were identified by the three teeth on either side of their carapace and its lobed anterior margin.

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Contributed by R.J. Adams on 18 January, 2012 - 6:44pm

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