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Elassochirus tenuimanus   (Widehanded Hermit Crab)

Photo of Elassochirus tenuimanus  by Aaron Baldwin
© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2148)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location Halibut Point, Sitka Sound, Alaska Photographer Aaron Baldwin
Habitat low intertidal, subtidal
Photo Date July 03, 2007 Upload Date October 22, 2007
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UTM Northing Photo ID # 2148
Notes The very flattened and wide right claw of this common species is distinctive. It is also the only member of its genus that has granules and spines covering the claws. Live photo taken with a Pentax Optio W10 underwater camera submerged in a shallow aquarium.


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