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Spider Crab- (Libinia sp.) zoea

Collected: Assateague, VA, 500 m from shore using an epibenthic sled fitted with plankton net, 365 micrometer mesh.5/03

Notes: Libinia is one of several common spider crabs. This one is most likely Libinia dubia.

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Collected by: Bill Johnson, Goucher College.



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