From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Best found at
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Sitka National Historical Park +
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Class
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Malacostraca +
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Common name is
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Green Shore Crab +
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Documentation requested
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false +
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Family
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Varunidae +
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Found at
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Halibut Point Rec +
, John Brown's Beach +
, Calligan +
, Pirate's Cove +
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Genus
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Hemigrapsus +
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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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Hemigrapsus oregonensis +
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SpecificEpithet
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oregonensis +
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Summary
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This very common crab looks somewhat like … This very common crab looks somewhat like the [[Hemigrapsus nudus|Purple shore crab (''Hemigrapsus nudus'')]], except that it often lives lower in the intertidal area and in calmer spots, is generally somewhat smaller, and is usually greenish as opposed to purplish, without purple spots on the claws.
For positive identification, such as of strange color variants or bleached molts, look at the legs: those of [[Hemigrapsus nudus|Purple shore crab (''Hemigrapsus nudus'')]] are distinctly less hairy, if they have any hair at all. less hairy, if they have any hair at all. +
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Synonyms include
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Pseudograpsus oregonensis +
, Brachynotus oregonensis +
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TaxonRank
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species +
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Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Hemigrapsus oregonensis +
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, Hemigrapsus oregonensis +
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Categories |
Marine Invertebrate +
, Species +
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Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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15 April 2014 04:35:56 +
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Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Hemigrapsus oregonensis +
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