Crabs, Prawns, Barnacles & allies (Crustacea)
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Discussion
Jennyncmg
wrote:
Yesterday
It one of the amphipod crustaceans that feed on rotting seaweed stranded on the beach. It is possibly Talorchestia sp
Unidentified Crab, Prawn, Barnacle (Crustacea)
Jennyncmg
wrote:
1 Jan 2025
This looks like the moult of a Sesarma sp but they are usually found well up estuaries.
Unidentified Crab
Jennyncmg
wrote:
1 Jan 2025
I think this is Macrophthalmus crassipes, a Sentinel crab
Unidentified Crab
AlisonMilton
wrote:
29 Dec 2024
@Jennyncmg I wasn't photographing these for NatureMapr at the time. Strange, I thought most of the sightings I'm currently adding, were already added back in the year thay were taken. Some records are there but most aren't.
Unidentified Crab, Prawn, Barnacle (Crustacea)
Jennyncmg
wrote:
29 Dec 2024
Shame there is not another photo of the upper side of the crab's cast off outer skeleton. It was a female as the abdomen flap is wide and rounded.
Unidentified Crab, Prawn, Barnacle (Crustacea)
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