APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

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Harbour crab
Liocarcinus depurator
- crab dorsal view 1

Harbour crab
Liocarcinus depurator
- carapace 1

Harbour crab
Liocarcinus depurator
- carapace front teeth 1

Harbour crab
Liocarcinus depurator
- setose carapace tubercules 1

Harbour crab
Liocarcinus depurator
- setose carapace tubercules 2

Harbour crab
Liocarcinus depurator
- inside of the front right
nipper / chela 1

Harbour crab
Liocarcinus depurator
- outside of the front right
nipper / chela 1

Harbour crab
Liocarcinus depurator
- carpal spine broad and acute 1

Harbour crab
Liocarcinus depurator
- dactylus 5th pereopod blue 1

Harbour crab
Liocarcinus depurator
- crab in-situ on shore 1

Specimen found on the low water mark on an extra low tide at Helford, Cornwall, 08.04.16.

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help

people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.