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| porcelain crabs text index | photo index |
| Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Class Malacostraca > Order Decapoda > Anomurans > Family Porcellanidae |
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porcelain crab awaiting identification* Family Porcellanidae updated Oct 08 Where seen? This tiny porcelain crab is sometimes seen inside large shells occupied by hermit crabs on our Northern shores. Features: Body width usually less than 1cm. Drab brown or grey. Usually seen in pairs in large shells occupied by a hermit crab. |
 Chek Jawa, Mar 05 |
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*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
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