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| crustacea text index | photo index |
| Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Class Malacostraca > Order Decapoda |
Porcelain crabs: tiny flat crabs with three pairs of walking legs
size indicated is for body width
| About 1cm. Body reddish. Under stones. Commonly seen on some of our shores. | About 1cm. Body oval, white with black-ringed pink spots. In sea pens. Commonly seen on our Northern shores. | Less than 1cm. Often seen in pairs in large shells occupied by a living hermit crab. | Less than 1cm. Hairy body and pincers. Seaweeds, sponges, coral rubble. Commonly seen on our Northern shores. | Less than 1cm. Large numbers under a stone. Commonly seen on many of our shores. |
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