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
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Photo ID #	2148
Comments	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.