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Cryptolithodes sitchensis
(Turtle Crab)
© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2221)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
John Brown's Beach, Sitka Sound, Alaska
Photographer
Aaron Baldwin
Habitat
Lowest intertidal and subtidal
Photo Date
Upload Date
October 25, 2007
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone #
Latitude
UTM Easting
Longitude
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
2221
Notes
An extremely variable species. Despite their often bright coloration, these crabs are practically invisible on the mottled substrate where they occur. Photo taken with Pentax Optio W10 underwater camera submerged in shallow aquarium.
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