Hemigrapsus oregonensis  (Green Shore Crab)

© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2229)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Sage Beach, Sitka Sound
Photographer	Aaron Baldwin
Habitat	Upper intertidal rocks
Photo Date
Upload Date	October 25, 2007
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Photo ID #	2229
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. Photo taken with Pentax Optio W10 underwater camera submerged in shallow aquarium.