Elbow crab

Scientific name : Parthenopidae sp.

Small crab whose main features are: long claws, lighter front part of the carapace, prominent rostrum giving the carapace a pentagonal shape. Carapace lenght 2 cm.

Probably an undescribed species, also for the behaviour it recalls Harrovia elegans. The main difference is that the latter has 2 frontal spines.

Associated organisms
Species occasionally associated with the sea urchin Echinothrix calamaris. We observed the crab hiding into the urchin's anus. Can also be observed in association with crinoids.