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Lissocarcinus laevis
Small swimmer crab (the last pair of legs is modified in a fin). Smooth carapace, with a pattern of reddich and white large stains. White, almost transparent legs. White eyes. Carapace lenght 4 cm. Quite similar to Lissocarcinus orbicularis, but it is larger, reddish in colour and never associated with holoturians.
Always in association with sea anemones: Actinodendron spp., Actinostephanus haeckeli, Cerianthus spp.
In this area I saw them often inside Ceranthid sp. tube anemones.
Spotted on Oct 2, 2012
Submitted on Oct 28, 2012
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Great find the anemone is wonderful too :)