From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Class
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Malacostraca +
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Common name is
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Hairy crab +
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Documentation requested
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false +
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Family
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Lithodidae +
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Found at
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Beauchamp Island +
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Genus
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Hapalogaster +
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Order
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Decapoda +
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Origination status is
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Native +
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Phylum
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Arthropoda +
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Scientific name is
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Hapalogaster mertensii +
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SpecificEpithet
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mertensii +
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Summary
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This is a rather hard-to-find intertidal c … This is a rather hard-to-find intertidal crab, but it is easily recognized from all the standard crabs by its funny fuzz. The similar species to look out for is ''[[Hapalogaster grebnitzkii]]'', which has longer rostrum and blue insides of its pincer fingers. Otherwise, the closest species is [[Oedignathus inermis|Granular claw crab (''Oedignathus inermis'')]], which also has a soft "belly," but no hair.hich also has a soft "belly," but no hair. +
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TaxonRank
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species +
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Hapalogaster mertensii +
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Categories |
Marine Invertebrate +
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Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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11 March 2013 21:32:30 +
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Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Hapalogaster mertensii +
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