Phyllolithodes papillosus
(Heart Crab)
© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #4255)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
John Brown's Beach, Sitka Sound, Alaska
Photographer
Aaron Baldwin
Habitat
Low intertidal tidepools
Photo Date
July 24, 2007
Upload Date
September 17, 2008
Elevation (m)
Latitude
Longitude
Photo ID #
4255
Comments
Found in rockpiles in low intertidal and shallow subtidal. This specimen molted a few hours before photograph, so colors are exceptionally bright. Photo taken with Pentax Ooptio W10 camera.