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Cryptic Kelp Crab
Pugettia richii
Pugettia richii, commonly known as cryptic kelp crab, is a species of small crab in the family Epialtidae. It lives among forests of kelp on the Pacific coast of North America. It can also be considered a decorator crab, often attaching small amounts of algae to its exoskeleton.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49726.