E-Fauna Photo Gallery
Elassochirus tenuimanus
(Widehanded Hermit Crab)
© 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
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone #
Latitude
UTM Easting
Longitude
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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