Medium
Photo © hayled all rights reserved
flat point lopez island (Google, OSM)
48.5506567, -122.9193462
Accuracy: 1436m
open

Description

these tiny ones scatter the beaches

May. 23, 2012 16:34:46 -0700
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Comments & Identifications

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Dungeness Crab - Photo (c) invertboy, all rights reserved
hayled's ID: Dungeness Crab (Metacarcinus magister)
Posted by hayled 12 months ago (Flag)
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Yellow Shore Crab - Photo (c) Lynette Schimming, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
invertboy's ID: Yellow Shore Crab (Hemigrapsus oregonensis)

Dungeness have a much rounder carapace with 10 spines per side and are reddish in color.

Posted by invertboy 12 months ago (Flag)
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Identification Summary

Dungeness Crab - Photo (c) invertboy, all rights reserved
hayled's ID: Dungeness Crab (Metacarcinus magister)
Yellow Shore Crab - Photo (c) Lynette Schimming, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
invertboy's ID: Yellow Shore Crab (Hemigrapsus oregonensis)

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