Inachus phalangium

Claudio Giulianini Inachus phalangium + Pisa sp NUMANA - Rocce nere : Nikon D200 - 105 macro - Sea&Sea YS120/90 - 1/160 - f/16

Claudio Giulianini Inachus phalangium + Pisa sp NUMANA - Rocce nere : Nikon D200 - 105 macro - Sea&Sea YS120/90 - 1/160 - f/16

Angelo Mojetta Quest'anno il Conero ha aperto alla grande. Prima Marco, poi david e adesso Claudio.

Claudio Giulianini Grazie per la gentilezza :)))

Jeremy Pierce A real spongy Inachus dorsettensis??? Eastern Kings, Devonport on Friday morning at about 8m.

Wendy Northway love the little sponge spider crabs!

Claire Goodwin Rohan Holt (i think?! somone anayway) always says I. dorsettensis tends to hold out its arms 'welcome to dorset'. I've not checked though! As Dawn says you'd need to look at the head and back tubercules to be sure.

Bernard Picton This is more likely to be Inachus phalangium in my opinion. It is more typical of rocky habitats whilst I. dorsettensis prefers quieter, muddier places. There are a couple of other species, so it is worth checking up on the distinguishing characters.

George Brown Marlin says I. phalangium is often associated with Anemonia viridis. I've found this in some but not all areas where I've found A. viridis. Did you see this anemone during your dive Jeremy?

Bernard Picton often, but not always, or even frequently in my experience...

Jeremy Pierce Yes George Brown, they are quite abundant along the cables on the sea bed at this site(A. viridis that is), that is once you come up off the reef 'wall' to about 8m and most of all the way back to the shore.

George Brown Bernard, exactly.

Bernd Lipsius

Liz Morris Lots of Cerianthus lloydii with a little Inachus phalangium, and a scallop (species unknown) well camofaluged bottom left. Nice!

Christian Skauge Leach's spider crab, Inachus phalangium Scuba Dive West, Galway, Ireland Nikon D200 in Nexus housing, 105mm macro, 2x Inon Z-240 strobes Manual, f/16, 1/100 sec, ISO 100

Ken Thongpila Beautiful shot and nice details Christian :-)

Adriano Morettin Great shot, many compliments Christian !!

Christian Skauge Thanks guys :-)

Fátima Mar I Like it!