Summary ²

Emerita is a small genus of decapod crustaceans, known as mole crabs, sand fleas, sand crabs, sand fiddlers or sea cicada. These small animals burrow in the sand in the swash zone and use their antennae for filter feeding.

Local Name ³

(Tamil): இல்லிப்பூச்சி

Synonym ³

Indonesian Mole Crab

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1. (c) Vikas Madhav Nagarajan, all rights reserved, uploaded by Vikas Madhav Nagarajan
2. Adapted by Nanditha Ram Satagopan from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerita (genus)
3. (c) Nanditha Ram Satagopan, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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