Image of cryptic kelp crab
Description:
Decorator crabs decorate their faces with bits of plant matter. Apparently, so do Cryptic Kelp Crabs (Pugettia richii), which is what I think these are, based mostly on the distinct spines on the back of the carapace.
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- Metazoa (animals)
- Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Malacostraca (malacostracans)
- Decapoda (decapods)
- Epialtidae (kelp crabs and spider crabs)
- Pugettia
- Pugettia richii (cryptic kelp crab)
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