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Crustaceans

Long-clawed Squat Lobster

Munida rugosa

Also known as: Anomura Crab, Plated Lobster, Rugose Squat Lobster

Adult
@Goonie · France · January 20111 / 1
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Overview

Found under boulders and in crevices, over mud, sand and rocky substrates, in shallow to deeper waters of the continental slope. Females have smaller claws.

Anomura crabs are considered false crabs, they have a longer abdomen and the back legs are modified or reduced so hardly noticeable.
These crabs include the hermit crabs and squat lobsters.
Many thousands of species live worldwide in sea water, fresh water and on land.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean
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Found under boulders and in crevices, over mud, sand and rocky substrates, in shallow to deeper waters of the continental slope.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumArthropoda
    3. classMalacostraca
    4. orderDecapoda
    5. familyGalatheidae
    6. genusMunida
    7. speciesMunida rugosa (Fabricius, 1775)

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    More in the family

    Squat Lobsters (Galatheidae)