Digital Library Search
Description
Photo #8 of 8. Having reached the buster molt stage, a Maryland blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, sheds its shell. The genus and species mean tastyThe genus and species mean tasty beautiful swimmer. (Image credit: Mary Hollinger)
Photographer
Mary Hollinger
Display Date
1999 October 16
Location
Tangier Island, Virginia
Collection
America's Coastlines
Chesapeake Bay
Beautiful Swimmer - The Blue Crab
NOAA Affiliation
NODC biologist
Keywords
Coastline
Chesapeake Bay Virginia