I knew it was a Crab!...This is what it is....For other crabs also known as decorator crabs, see Decorator crab. Naxia tumida Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Infraorder: Brachyura Family: Majidae Genus: Naxia Species: N. tumida Binomial name Naxia tumida (Dana, 1852) Synonyms Halimus tumidus Dana, 1852 Naxia tumida, the little seaweed crab, dresser crab, or decorator crab, is a small crab of the family Majidae (with a carapace up to 4 centimetres or 1.6 inches in diameter) that is common in rocky intertidal and subtidal areas on the temperate coasts of Australia, including parts of Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania and Western Australia.[1] It is usually found covered in seaweed that acts as camouflage, attached to the hooks on its shell. It attaches the algae or seaweed with a secretion that becomes adhesive when hardened.[1] Naxia tumida was discovered by the United States
Posted on: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 22:27:41 +0000
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