Michael Eisenbart
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Dromidiopsis edwardsi Rathbun, 1919
This Sponge crab caryying a sponge or colonial ascidian using rear legs to hold it.
Edward's Sponge Crab has a rostrum made up of three pointed spines but the pincers bear whitish fingers. Its carapace is approximately as long as wide, and the last pair of legs are relatively short. Its carapace is about 1.5-2cm wide.
Synonymised names:
Dromia caputmortuum H. Milne Edwards, 1837 (not Cancer caputmortuum Linnaeus, 1767)
This Sponge crab caryying a sponge or colonial ascidian using rear legs to hold it.
Edward's Sponge Crab has a rostrum made up of three pointed spines but the pincers bear whitish fingers. Its carapace is approximately as long as wide, and the last pair of legs are relatively short. Its carapace is about 1.5-2cm wide.
Synonymised names:
Dromia caputmortuum H. Milne Edwards, 1837 (not Cancer caputmortuum Linnaeus, 1767)
