Hemigrapsus oregonensis
(Green Shore Crab)
© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2228)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Mosquito Cove, Sitka Sound, Alaska
Photographer
Aaron Baldwin
Habitat
Upper intertidal rocks
Photo Date
Upload Date
October 25, 2007
Elevation (m)
Latitude
Longitude
Photo ID #
2228
Comments
This abundant crab is most often mottled gray to green color. The sparse but distinct hairs on the legs are a definitive way to distinguish it from the purple shore crab, Hemigrapsus nudas.