Sighting 4421221
Leptograpsus variegatus
Purple Rock Crab at Undefined Area
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| Leptograpsus variegatus | 20 Mar 2024 | Jennyncmg | ||
| Leptograpsus variegatus | 20 Mar 2024 | BushRenegade | ||
| Unverified | 28 Jan 2022 | JaceWT |
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BushRenegade
wrote:
20 Mar 2024
note the tubercles (white bumps) on the chelae (claws) along with two notches or three teeth on the anterolateral margin those features indicate Leptograpsus variegatus as the species
Location information
- Coordinates 150.177985-35.860290
- Places Broulee, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 23 Jan 2022 08:53 PM Recorded on
- JaceWT Recorded by
Collections
- JaceWT South Coast NatureMapr Leptograpsus variegatus Crabs (Decapoda, Brachyura) Crabs, Prawns, Barnacles & allies (Crustacea) Marine Invertebrates
Species information
- Leptograpsus variegatus Scientific name
- Purple Rock Crab Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- -4.73m to 38.43m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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4 / 7
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