Ocean in Colour

Crustaceans

Sponge crab (austrodomidia octodentata)

Photographed at Edithburgh Jetty

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Sponge crab (austrodomidia octodentata)

Photographed at Port Hughes Jetty ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Blue-swimmer crab (Portumus pelagicus)

Photographed at Edithburgh Jetty

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Blue-swimmer crab (Portumus pelagicus)

Photographed at Edithburgh Jetty

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Decorator crab (Schizophrys rufescens)

Photographed at Edithburgh Jetty

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Decorator crab (Schizophrys ?)

Photographed at Port Hughes Jetty

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Spider crab

Photographed at Rapid Bay Jetty

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Crab (Actaea calculosa)

Photographed at Port Hughes Jetty

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Hermit crab (Paguristes brevirostris)

Photographed at Port Hughes Jetty ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Hermit crab (Paguristes brevirostris)

Photographed at Port Hughes Jetty ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Photographed at Rapid Bay Jetty

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Crab (Galanthea australiensis)

Photographed at Port Hughes Jetty ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Cleaner shrimp

Photographed at Port Hughes Jetty

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Pistol shrimp (Alpheus villosus)

Photographed at Port Hughes Jetty

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Shrimp (Periclimenes aesopius)

Photographed at Port Hughes Jetty ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Image by Phil Mercurio

Skeleton shrimp (Caprellidae)

Photographed at Port Hughes Jetty

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Skeleton shrimp are fairly common but you just can’t see them. This image was shot with a macro lens and cropped.

Sea centipede (Crabyzos longicaudatus)

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