Hairy stone crab
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| Hairy stone crab | |
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Lomisoidea
Bouvier, 1895
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Lomisidae [Note 1]
Bouvier, 1895
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Lomis
H. Milne Edwards, 1837
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L. hirta
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| Lomis hirta (Lamarck, 1818)
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The hairy stone crab (Lomis hirta) is a crab-like crustacean that lives in the littoral zone of southern Australia from Bunbury, Western Australia, to the Bass Strait.[2] It is the only species in its family. It is 1.5–2.5 cm (0.6–1.0 in) wide,[2] slow-moving, and covered in brown hair which camouflages it against the rocks upon which it lives.[3]
Some controversy exists about the relationship between L. hirta and the other anomuran families. Candidates for its closest relatives have included hermit crabs,[4] specifically king crabs,[5] and Aegla.[6][7] It is clear, however, that Lomis represents a separate case of carcinisation.
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