Bent C 18 Posted March 22, 2009 Does anyone know what kind of crab/squat lobster/other crustacean this is? It is app 4-5 cm in total (that would be app two inches), found on a night dive on a coconut root. Location is Mabul, Sabah, Borneo, and the local dive masters didn´t have a clue. /Bent C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leslie 0 Posted March 22, 2009 what a funny little guy! He's managed to completely encase himself in sponge. It's pretty hard to say what he is other than a decorator crab in the family Majidae or a related family. None of the details needed for identification are visible. Even that big snout - which seems like it might be a useful character - could have a couple of significant spines underneath or just be all sponge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bent C 18 Posted March 23, 2009 (edited) what a funny little guy! He's managed to completely encase himself in sponge. It's pretty hard to say what he is other than a decorator crab in the family Majidae or a related family. None of the details needed for identification are visible. Even that big snout - which seems like it might be a useful character - could have a couple of significant spines underneath or just be all sponge. Thanks, Leslie. He (she?) was actually very cute. /Bent C Edited March 23, 2009 by Bent C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
