Carrier crab (Yaldwinopsis spinimanus). This crab lives at a depth of around 800 metres in the Pacific Ocean from Japan and Taiwan to New Zealand and Australia. Unusually,it has rear and front pincers. Carrier crabs (family Homolidae) are primitive crabs,and have their sexual orifices at the base of their legs on the under side,whereas the more advanced crabs have these sexual orifices under the breastplate. The carapace (shell) of this specimen measures 2cm wide | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Mermet, Gilles |
Bildgröße: | 3865 px × 4537 px |
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