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Hemigrapsus oregonensis
Best found at Sitka National Historical Park +
Class Malacostraca +
Common name is Green Shore Crab  +
Documentation requested false  +
Family Varunidae +
Found at Halibut Point Rec + , John Brown's Beach + , Calligan + , Pirate's Cove +
Genus Hemigrapsus +
Order Decapoda +
Origination status is Native +
Phylum Arthropoda +
Scientific name is Hemigrapsus oregonensis  +
SpecificEpithet oregonensis  +
Summary 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.  +
Synonyms include Pseudograpsus oregonensis  + , Brachynotus oregonensis  +
TaxonRank species  +
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Categories Marine Invertebrate  + , Species  +
Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. 15 April 2014 04:35:56  +
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File:Hemigrapsus oregonensis SNHP.JPG + FileTags
 

 

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