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Striped shore crab

Pachygrapsus crassipes

Description:

This crab has a brown/purple or black carapace with green stripes. Its carapace is square and can reach 4 to 5 cm in size. The claws are red/purple with a mottled pattern on the upper surface, and white on the lower surface, while its legs are purple and green with a similar mottled appearance.

Habitat:

Morro Bay, tide pools next to Morro Rock, CA.

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Morro Bay, California, USA

Spotted on Sep 23, 2014
Submitted on Jan 30, 2015

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