CANDY CRAB Hoplophrys oatesi generally known as Candy Crab, Soft - TopicsExpress



          

CANDY CRAB Hoplophrys oatesi generally known as Candy Crab, Soft Coral Crab or Soft Coral Spider Crab, is a very colourful crab that grows from 1.0 to 2 cm. This crab widespread in the Indo-Pacific. It lives on various species of soft coral in the Dendronephthya genus. It camouflages itself by mimicking the colours of the polyps among which it hides. It adds further camouflage by attaching polyps to its carapace. Colours vary depending on the colour of the coral, and may be white, pink, yellow or red. The first pair of legs of this species has small claws. The body has pointed spines with a red and white pattern, similar in appearance to the host coral.
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 03:35:16 +0000

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