Pugettia gracilis

Graceful kelp crab:

Graceful kelp crab (Pugettia gracilis): This crab looks like the slightly more common Pugettia robusta, except for the following key differences: Pugettia gracilis is more often found in the intertidal, has black and blue pincers tipped with white, and often has something growing from its "forehead."

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References

Weblinks

• WoRMS page for Pugettia gracilis

• WoRMS Page for Pugettia gracilis
• Search Arctos Database for Pugettia gracilis (Southeast only)
• Search Arctos Database for Pugettia gracilis (entire database)
• Encyclopedia of Life search for Pugettia gracilis
• iNaturalist Observations for Pugettia gracilis in Southeast Alaska

Other References

• Lamb Hanby 2005

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