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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Nipper swimming crab
Polybius henslowii
- dorsal view 1

Nipper swimming crab
Polybius henslowii
- dorsal view 2

Nipper swimming crab
Polybius henslowii
- dorsal view 3

Nipper swimming crab
Polybius henslowii
- crab burying itself 1

Nipper swimming crab
Polybius henslowii
- ventral view abdomen 1

Nipper swimming crab
Polybius henslowii
- in net 1

Nipper swimming crab
Polybius henslowii
- with ruler 1

Nipper swimming crab
Polybius henslowii
- front dorsal view carapace 1

Nipper swimming crab
Polybius henslowii
- front dorsal view carapace 2

Nipper swimming crab
Polybius henslowii
- dorsal carapace markings 1

Nipper swimming crab
Polybius henslowii
- male abdomen 1

Nipper swimming crab
Polybius henslowii
- dactylus 1

Nipper swimming crab
Polybius henslowii
- dactylus 2

Nipper swimming crab
Polybius henslowii
- carpus 1

Nipper swimming crab
Polybius henslowii
- carpus 2

Nipper swimming crab
Polybius henslowii
- claw 1

Specimen found by Rob Durrant, at night, on the lowershore, on the reef at Long Rock, Penzance, Cornwall. 19.04.15.

Species identified by Marco Faasse and Cedric d'Udekem d'Acoz.

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.