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Leucosiid crab

Leucosia sp.

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Description:

Crab species with soft skin

Habitat:

Coastal

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Neil Ross
Neil Ross 5 years ago
Leucosiid crab (possible common name of 'pebble' crab?)
Leucosia sp. (possibly L. craniolaris, or L. rubripalma) (PDF) Leucosiid crabs from Panglao, Philippines, with descriptions of three new species (Crustacea : Decapoda : Brachyura)


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6 Comments

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SarahWhitt
SarahWhitt 5 years ago

WOW!! This guy is REALLY NICE!!
I read this about them:
"Their tendency to cut fishing lines and steal bait from hooks makes these despised by fishers" haha!!

Dawn Lopez-Garanzuay
Dawn Lopez-Garanzuay 5 years ago

That is cool!

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 5 years ago

No problemo, Alan. It's a good place to start. I'm confident with the genus, but the actual species may take a bit of work.

Alan Cajes
Alan Cajes 5 years ago

Muchas gracias Neil Ross. Will look into this.

Alan Cajes
Alan Cajes 5 years ago

Thanks Neil Ross

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 5 years ago

That is the weirdest looking thing. An amazing spotting, Alan.

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Alan Cajes
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Alan Cajes

Anda, Philippines

Spotted on Dec 28, 2015
Submitted on Jan 14, 2019

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