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crustacea

  1. Pachygrapsus crassipes -Striped shore crab

    Pachygrapsus crassipes -Striped shore crab

    Grapsidae is a family of terrestrial air-breathing crabs known for their acrobatics and brilliant coloration. This family includes the famous Sally Lightfoot crabs of the galapagos islands which have a mutualistic relationship with marine iguanas in which they groom them and remove parasites.
  2. Megalorchestia corniculata with brood

    Megalorchestia corniculata with brood

    Breeding experiment was successful, like isopoda, these hold young in their marsupium, these young are called 'mancae' (singular- manca) and remain close to the mother, of whom cares for them until their next molt.
  3. Megalorchestia corniculata

    Megalorchestia corniculata

    'big-eyed sand flea' Large terrestrial amphipoda that emerge during low tide to feed on detritus and algae in the wrack along the median high tide mark.
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