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Hemigrapsus nudus
Small crab with bow tie mark on top of carapace. This little one was found dead on the rocky shoreline. No trauma seen.
Rocky shoreline of harbor. "It can be found sheltering under rocks in inter-tidal areas along the west coast of North America, from Alaska to Baja California in Mexico."
Spotted on Jul 23, 2013
Submitted on Aug 9, 2013
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I love the purple shore crab! We went to Homer a little bit ago and saw a "few", along with an octopus...