Heterocrypta occidentalis; Sandflat Elbow Crab

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Heterocrypta occidentalis; Sandflat Elbow Crab

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Heterocrypta occidentalis
Sandflat Elbow Crab

Photographer: Lovell and Libby Langstroth
Organization: California Academy of Sciences
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 0000 0000 0607 0549 (2007-06-11)

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date of photo Mar 1988

this photo depicts an animal that was captive or collected

photo location collected specimen, Monterey Bay

animal's place of origin Monterey Bay (Monterey County, California, US)

family Parthenopidae

order Decapoda

class Malacostraca

habitat Marine

notes You won't see this crab every day. It was brought up in a dredge from a depth of 60 m. in Monterey Bay.

camera Olympus system for macro photography

photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Other

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL

common names Sandflat Elbow Crab (photographer)

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