APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Hemigrapsus takanoi Asakura & Watanabe, 2005 - Brush-clawed crab - a non-native species (Crustaceans)
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Brush-clawed crab
Hemigrapsus takanoi
- front view male 1

Brush-clawed crab
Hemigrapsus takanoi
- dorsal view male 1

Brush-clawed crab
Hemigrapsus takanoi
- ventral view male 1

Brush-clawed crab
Hemigrapsus takanoi
- brushed claw of male 1

Brush-clawed crab
Hemigrapsus takanoi
- front view male 2

Brush-clawed crab
Hemigrapsus takanoi
- front of carapace and dorsal view of claw of male 1

The images above are of a male Hemigrapsus takanoi preserved in ethanol, and used for display purposes by the Marine Biological Association. The species was photographed on 14.07.18.

The species in an invasive non-native marine species. The species may also feature erronously online under the genus Hemigraspus.

Hemigrapsus takanoi Brush clawed crab as error Hemigraspus Crustacean Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.