Necora puber (Linnaeus, 1767)
Velvet Swimming Crab
Necora puber(Linnaeus, 1767) - Velvet Swimming Crab, Left chela - close-up

Image 0003: Left chela - close-up

Shows From the left: propodus (apex broken off), carpus, merus, ischium, coxa. The dactylus is missing

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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) 1:4
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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Image Reference P73564
Found as Adult (dead)
Date 23 Apr 2008
OS grid ref SZ07
Lat/Lon 50° 40' N, 1° 60' W
Location Dorset, VC9, England
Record summary soft old shell fragments washed up on the beach after storms
Return to Record page Necora puber on 23 Apr 2008 at SZ07 in Dorset
Return to Taxon page Necora puber
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