Hapalogaster mertensii   (Hairy Crab)

© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2083)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Sitka Sound, SE Alaska
Photographer	Aaron Baldwin
Habitat	Low intertidal and subtidal boulders
Photo Date
Upload Date	October 18, 2007
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Photo ID #	2083
Comments	Much more common in BC than is its congener H. grebnitzkii, Hapalogaster mertensii differs in having a row of hairs on the middle portion of the dorsal surface of the right claw (when viewed from the front, see photo). This species is also more likely to be encountered in the low intertidal where it prefers rocky areas with little underlying sediment (rockpiles, breakwaters, etc).