Saltwater. True Crabs. Is found in shallow waters, strictly herbivorous. Is associated with the sea urchin Diadema antillarum, hiding between the seaurchins for shelter from preditors like fish and other invertebrates.

- Tidal Spray Crab Plagusia depressa

Size: carapace 3 cm wide.
Color: legs with yellow rings at the joints.
Shape: Each of the five pairs of walking legs has a row of spines along the leading edge.

Inhabits reefs. Females carrying eggs have been caught off West Africa between February and April and August; the larvae which hatch from then are planktonic and long-lived, which may contribute to the species' invasiveness.

BES-eilanden: St. Eustatius.

[Marion Haarsma, march 2016]

- Humann, P., & DeLoach, N. (2002). Reef Creature Identification: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas (p. 420). Jacksonville (FL): New World Publications.

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