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Cryptic Kelp Crab
Pugettia richii
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Graceful Kelp CrabPugettia gracilis
Northern Kelp CrabPugettia producta
Graceful Decorator CrabOregonia gracilis
Pugettia dalli
Sharpnose CrabScyra acutifrons
Foliate Kelp CrabPugettia foliata
Longhorn Decorator CrabChorilia longipes
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 10,586 |
|---|---|
| California | 10,525 |
| Canada | 264 |
| British Columbia | 264 |
| Oregon | 36 |
| Washington | 25 |
| Alaska | 4 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostracans · Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapods · Decapoda |
| Family | Kelp Crabs · Epialtidae |
| Genus | Pugettia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Cryptic Kelp Crab with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.