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 Crab Database

  Hairy Crab
 

Photograph by Andy Horton

Common Name(s):
  Hairy Crab
Scientific Name:
  Pilumnus hirtellus
Family:
Usual Size:                                                    cm
Identification:
Claws of a natural unequal size. 
 

 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 

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Additional Notes:
In berry at Worthing in April 2000.

Information wanted: Please send any records of this crab, with location, date, who discovered it, how it was identified, prevalence, common name and any other details to 
Shorewatch Project EMail Glaucus@hotmail.com.


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