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| Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Class Malacostraca > Order Decapoda > Brachyurans > Superfamily Majoidea |
| Tiny
spider crab awaiting identification* updated Dec 2019 Where seen? All kinds of tiny spider crabs can be seen on many of our shores, hidden among seagrasses and seaweeds. They require a very keen eye indeed to spot. Features: Body width 0.5cm or less. Body teardrop-shaped or triangular. The body and spindly walking legs often covered with filaments to which tiny bits of rubbish or delicate algae are stuck. Pincers short and tiny. Slow moving. |
 Beting Bronok, Jul 03 |
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 Changi, Oct 07 |
 Pasir Ris, Dec 08 |
 Cyrene Reef, Jul 10 |
 Pulau Sekudu, Aug 06 |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
| Tiny spider crabs on Singapore shores |
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