02 February 2010

Tuesday Crustie: Clawless


A couple of weeks ago, I suggested a sand crab identified as Blepharipoda occidentalis was probably Hippa. Here’s Hippa adactyla: a type specimen of Danish biologist J.C. Fabricius (from here). I love the antique look of this image.

Here’s a more modern image (from here).


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