APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that is found in the coastal waters
and rockpools of south-west England. Images by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Macropodia rostrata (Linnaeus, 1761) - Long-legged spider crab (Crustaceans)
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Long-legged spider crab
Macropodia rostrata
- dorsal view 1

Long-legged spider crab
Macropodia rostrata
- dorsal view 2

Long-legged spider crab
Macropodia rostrata
- dorsal view 3

Specimen above found amongst Japweed, Sargassum muticum, at Chyandour Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 21.05.15.

Long-legged spider crab
Macropodia rostrata
- dorsal view 4

Long-legged spider crab
Macropodia rostrata
- dorsal view 5

Long-legged spider crab
Macropodia rostrata
- dorsal view 6

Long-legged spider crab
Macropodia rostrata
- lateral front profile 1

Long-legged spider crab
Macropodia rostrata
- lateral front profile 2

Long-legged spider crab
Macropodia rostrata
- dorsal front profile 1

Long-legged spider crab
Macropodia rostrata
- claw 1

Specimen above found at Trefusis Point, Flushing, near Falmouth, Cornwall. 22.03.15.

Long-legged spider crab
Macropodia rostrata
- covered in red algae 1

Long-legged spider crab
Macropodia rostrata
- covered in red algae 2

Specimen above found at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 27.02.13.

Long-legged spider crab
Macropodia rostrata
- dorsal view 7

Long-legged spider crab
Macropodia rostrata
- abdomen 1

Long-legged spider crab
Macropodia rostrata
- claw / knipper 1

Long-legged spider crab
Macropodia rostrata
- eggs 1

Specimen above found on the lowershore at Hannafore, near Looe, Cornwall. 03.03.06.

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.