Homolidae - Wikipedia
The family Homolidae, known as carrier crabs[1] or porter crabs, [2] contains 14 genera of marine crabs. They mostly live on the continental slope and continental shelf, and are rarely encountered. [3]
Dorippe frascone - Wikipedia
Dorippe frascone, the urchin crab or carrier crab, is a small species of crab in the family Dorippidae that was first described scientifically by J.F.W. Herbst, in 1785. It is found in the Red Sea and parts of the western and eastern Indian Ocean.
Carrier crab (Dorippe frascone) - JungleDragon
''Dorippe frascone'', the urchin crab or carrier crab, is a small species of crab in the family Dorippidae that was first described scientifically by J.F.W. Herbst, in 1785. It is found in the Red Sea and parts of the western and eastern Indian Ocean.
Carrier Crabs (Homolidae) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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Carrier Crabs (Family Homolidae) · iNaturalist
The family Homolidae, known as carrier crabs or porter crabs, contains 14 genera of marine crabs. They mostly live on the continental slope and continental shelf, and are rarely encountered. Members of the Homolidae have their fifth pereiopods (last pair of walking legs) in a sub-dorsal position, which allows them to hold objects in place over ...
Urchin Carrier Crab (Dorippe frascone) · iNaturalist
Dorippe frascone, the urchin crab or carrier crab, is a small species of crab in the family Dorippidae that was first described scientifically by J.F.W. Herbst, in 1785. It is found in the Red Sea and parts of the western and eastern Indian Ocean.
Gordonopsis - Wikipedia
Gordonopsis is a genus of deep sea crabs in the family Homolidae. [2] The Homolidae are also known as carrier crabs [3] or porter crabs [4] for their fifth pereiopods (last pair of walking legs), which they use to hold objects in place over the rear half of the carapace in a possible defence mechanism against predators. [5]
Carrier Crab - Encyclopedia of Life
Dorippe frascone (Carrier Crab) is a species of decapods in the family demon-faced crabs. EOL has data for 15 attributes, including:
Dorippe frascone (urchin crab or carrier crab)
The urchin crab is so called because of its habit of carrying a sea urchin on its carapace. This is usually the red urchin (Astropyga radiata), the black long-spined urchin (Diadema setosum) or the banded diadem urchin (Diadema savignyi).
Dorippe frascone, Carrier crab - SeaLifeBase
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.