Macroregonia macrochira  (Deep Sea Giant Spider Crab)

Photo of Macroregonia macrochira by Aaron Baldwin

© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #8024)

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Photo Location Gulf of Alaska
Photographer Aaron Baldwin
Habitat Below 800 meters
Photo Date September 23, 2009
Upload Date September 26, 2009
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Photo ID # 8024
Comments Photoshopped to attach legs which were all disarticulated. The claws were missing from specimen. Claws (pereiopod 1) were missing from original specimen. Claws from different species but nearly identical.