Crabs

 

Below is a list of crabs found in the field in the Pacific Northwest.

 

Hemigrapsus nudus (Purple shore crab)

Pugettia producta (Northern kelp crab)

Pinnixa littoaralis (Gaper sea crab)

Scyra acutifrons (Sharp-nosed crab)

Cancer magister (Dungeness crab)

Pagurus sp. (Hermit crab)

Petrolisthes cinctipes (Porcelain crab)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This webpage is part of the UWT Marine Ecology 2007 Class Project