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Galatheid crab (possibly a Eumunida species), showing theextremely long claws they possess that enable them to cling to the inside ofthe suction sampler so tenaciously

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Description

Galatheid crab (possibly a Eumunida species), showing theextremely long claws they possess that enable them to cling to the inside ofthe suction sampler so tenaciously.

Credit

Operation Deep Scope 2005

Photographer

Dr. Tamara Frank

Display Date

2005 August 21

Location

Gulf of Mexico

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collection

Life in the Deep Sea

Deep Sea Crabs and Other Crustaceans