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Hemigrapsus nudus
Abundance is Common  +
Best found at Totem Park +
Class Malacostraca +
Common name is Purple shore crab  +
Documentation requested false  +
Family Varunidae +
Genus Hemigraspus +
Occurrence is Documented  +
Order Decapoda +
Origination status is Native +
Phylum Arthropoda +
Scientific name is Hemigraspus nudus  +
SpecificEpithet nudus  +
Summary ''Hemigrapsus nudus'' is the most common h''Hemigrapsus nudus'' is the most common high intertidal crab. It is differentiated, no matter what the color variation, by the purple spots on its claws. It is especially common in back bays, stream mouths, and any place with gravel and rockweed ''Fucus''. Not only is the purple shore crab (as it's usually called) ubiquitous, but its molts are abundant at the high tide line, especially around July. This is usually the first crab that small children, tourists and brown bears find by turning rocks over at low tide, and outings at the beach wouldn't be quite the same without it.ach wouldn't be quite the same without it.  +
Synonyms include Hemigraspus nudas  + , Pseudograspus nudus  + , Heterograspus nudus  + , Brachynotus nudus  +
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Categories Marine Invertebrate  + , Species  +
Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. 11 April 2014 08:13:56  +
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