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A dead crab with barnacles growing on it
Found on the beach.
Any idea what kind of crab this was, and what's now growing on it?
Spotted on May 13, 2016
Submitted on May 14, 2016
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The things on the crab are barnacles - probably Balanus or Chthamalus sp. Balanus are larger, whiter, and have a diamond-shaped operculum. Chthamalus are smaller, more gray, and have a more oval-shaped operculum. The crab looks like some kind of rock crab (Cancer sp.).