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CAL COAST DIVERS HOME PAGE CAL COAST COURSES HOME PAGE UP COMING COURSES DISCOVER LOCAL DIVING TRIPS DIVING LOCATIONS HOME MARINE ECOLOGY HOME PAGE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS OF CA FISH IDENTIFICATION PAGES PHYLA OF CALIFORNIA SPECIES SERVER DIVING INFORMATION DIVING TIPS DIVING THEORY SCUBA DIVING LINKS INPUT FORUM EQUIPMENT HOME BUYERS GUIDE GEAR INPUT FORUM ABOUT US BIOGRAPHIES CORPORATE INFO	CALIFORNIA COASTAL ECOLOGY PAGES SPECIES SERVER \| ALGAE \| SPONGES \| BRYOZOANS \| ANEMONES \| SEA FANS \| NUDIBRANCHS \| LIMPETS \| CHITON \| CLAMS \| MUSCLES \| SCALLOPS \| OCTOPI \| FEATHER WORMS \| SHRIMP \| LOBSTER \| CRABS \| BARNACLES \| SEA STARS \| SEA URCHINS \| SEA CUCUMBER \| SHRIMP \| SEA SQUIRTS \| SHARKS \| SKATES \| RAYS \| BONEY FISH \| CRABS HERMIT CRAB Common Name: Hermit Crab Genus and Species: H Phylum: Arthropoda Class: B Identification: The t SHEEP CRAB Common Name: Sheep Crab Genus and Species: Loxorhynchus grandis Phylum: Arthropoda Class: B Identification: The sheep crabs off of the California coast can be surprisingly large! Like other arthropods these crabs have eight walking legs and two arms with claws. The body and head are one fused carapace which tapers off into two horns in front of the eyes.
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