New Crab Species Discovered

Posted: June 21, 2012 in Uncategorized
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Uroptychus cartesi, the squat lobster, a new crustacean species, discovered off the coast of Spain in an underwater mountainous region. At just over two inches, the orange animal is actually more closely related to the porcelain and hermit crabs rather than to true lobsters.
Source: LiveScience
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