sharpnose crab

Scyra acutifrons

Classification

Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Epialtidae

Pugettia richii, commonly known as cryptic kelp crab, is a species of small crab in the family Epialtidae. It lives among forests of kelp on the Pacific coast of North America. It can also be considered a decorator crab, often attaching small amounts of algae to its exoskeleton.

Distribution

sharpnose crab — (c) Erin McKittrick, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Erin McKittrick · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 335Canada · 316

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Erin McKittrick, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Erin McKittrick · CC-BY DescriptionPugettia richii, Wikipedia contributors

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