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Petrolisthes Eriomerus
''Petrolisthes eriomerus'' is a species of marine porcelain crab found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the flattop crab. It is a flattened, rounded animal, with a carapace up to across. It is a filter feeder, and also sweeps food from rocks. Description Porcelain crabs differs from true crabs in having four rather than five pereiopods or walking limbs normally visible, and are more closely related to king crabs and hermit crabs. This small porcelain crab has a carapace up to wide with a rounded outline. The body, limbs and claws are flattened dorsally. There are a pair of long Antenna (biology), antennae just beside the eyes. The broad Arthropod leg, carpi of the claw-bearing chelipeds have parallel sides and are twice as long as they are wide. These features distinguishes it from the otherwise similar ''Petrolisthes cinctipes''. The chelipeds are armed with claws usually of similar size which are half as long again as the length of the carpus and dispropo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrolisthes Eriomerus (YPM IZ 053046)
''Petrolisthes eriomerus'' is a species of marine porcelain crab found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the flattop crab. It is a flattened, rounded animal, with a carapace up to across. It is a filter feeder, and also sweeps food from rocks. Description Porcelain crabs differs from true crabs in having four rather than five pereiopods or walking limbs normally visible, and are more closely related to king crabs and hermit crabs. This small porcelain crab has a carapace up to wide with a rounded outline. The body, limbs and claws are flattened dorsally. There are a pair of long Antenna (biology), antennae just beside the eyes. The broad Arthropod leg, carpi of the claw-bearing chelipeds have parallel sides and are twice as long as they are wide. These features distinguishes it from the otherwise similar ''Petrolisthes cinctipes''. The chelipeds are armed with claws usually of similar size which are half as long again as the length of the carpus and dispropo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |