New Zealand Half Crab

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New Zealand Half Crab

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Was doing an investigation about zonation patterns and substrate preferences in P. elongatus on year 13 biology camp. They’re a species of Porcelain crab, which are closer related to squat lobsters than to true crabs (Brachyura). They show a fascinating phenomenon called carcinisation, observable across several decapod families, where very distantly related species evolve to be morphologically similar to true crabs. Anyway, my data showed that they inhabit the intertidal zone on rocky shores,...

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2020-06-29

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ethan_attridge

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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53024937

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Marlborough, Onahau Bay, Marlborough, NZ

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