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Corallimorph Decorator Crab

Cyclocoeloma tuberculata

Description:

A small decorator crab that uses soft corals, ascidians and disc anemones to cover it's carapace. Usually distinguished from other decorator crabs with its relatively short legs with black banding and its penchant for disc anemones (Discosoma spp.)

Notes:

Spotted at a depth of about 7m during a night dive at Halo Anilao House reef, Batangas, Philippines

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2 Comments

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 10 years ago

Moved to Arthropods.

LuckyLogan
LuckyLogan 10 years ago

Beautiful spotting!

Eric Noora
Spotted by
Eric Noora

Batangas, Philippines

Spotted on Mar 9, 2013
Submitted on Jan 4, 2014

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