BROAD CLAWED PORCELAIN CRAB |
PORCELLANA PLATYCHELES |
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| Fig 1 |
DESCRIPTION: Carapace width up to 35mm. Sandy
brown in colour which is aided by the trapped silt within the hair that
covers most of the crabs body, pincers and legs. The underside is
white. The main ID feature are the two extremely broad pincers. DISTRIBUTION: All British coasts where suitable habitat
occurs. HABITAT: On rocky shores under stones and rocks
where silt and debris have collected. BEST TIME TO SEE: All year round. |