Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Shore Crab, Green Shore Crab
Carcinus maenas(Linnaeus, 1758) - Shore Crab, Green Shore Crab, Female - in berry - ventral view - close-up

Image 0003: Female - in berry - ventral view - close-up

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Magnification standard photograph or close-upstandard photograph or close-up
Equipment used Canon EOS400D dSLR with Tamron SP AF Di 90mm Macro 1:1 lens
Magnification ratio (film/sensor to subject) 1:5
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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Image Reference P94955
Found as Female (live)
Date 17 Mar 2011
OS grid ref SY77
Lat/Lon 50° 30' N, 2° 20' W
Location Dorset, VC9, England
Record summary female, in berry, huddled down in hollow in tidal pool
Return to Record page Carcinus maenas on 17 Mar 2011 at SY77 in Dorset
Return to Taxon page Carcinus maenas
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