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Unread 01/20/2009, 06:10 PM   #1
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Question Crab ID Needed...TY

what kind of crab is this? Gorilla crab?

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Unread 01/20/2009, 06:13 PM   #2
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I think you have the wrong link...


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Unread 01/20/2009, 06:16 PM   #3
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nope.. I posted in the invert board too.


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Unread 01/20/2009, 06:21 PM   #4
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That is the proper link...

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Your link has dots in the middle of it (...)


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Unread 01/20/2009, 06:41 PM   #5
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Unread 01/20/2009, 07:52 PM   #6
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That looks like a Xanthid crab. There are many xanthids including the Stone crab. All have strong claws as adults. A Tridacna a would not be safe as well as gastropods and smaller inverts.


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Unread 01/20/2009, 08:01 PM   #7
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There are Xanthoids in this paper just before the last illustration.
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=...rttext&tlng=en


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