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Juvi Crabs?

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Juvi Crabs?

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  1. I'm finally trying to get my website up and would like to give some info on these two. The first was taken on the outer Great Barrier reef and the second on the outer reefs of Belize. These were taken back in the good old days with a Nikonos V, extension tube, hand held 102 on velvia. Any help would be appreciated. If I get the order mixed up the softcoral is the hint for Australia.

    Thanks,

    Steve

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  2. Types of Coral Crabs is what I call them.

    Trapezia ?Lutea? (sure someone can finish that off !)

    Edited by Giles
  3. Thanks Giles, You got me headed in the right direction. I found the hard coral species on edge-of the-reef.com Trapezia sp.2, carapace 1cm in width. You nailed it! I'm still working on the other little dude. I was surprised they were fully grown. I had always assumed a juvenile.

    Steve

  4. My Australian friend is still un identified. Lutea doesn't look quite right to me. The eye stalks look wrong. Sorry if that's not a biologically correct term. That's what happens when you give a engineer a camera.

    :)

    Anybody want to try again?

     

    Steve

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