DSC_8763 Slender pill box crab (Halicarcinus cookii) legs have a row of triangular teeth on the last segment. Highly variable in colour according to habitat. Found in the mid to low intertidal often amongst coralline algae, or among brown seaweeds. All Day Bay, Kakanui
DSC_4571 Pill box crab (Halicarcinus innominatus) detail of 'oval' carapace. Found from mid to low intertidal in sheltered areas often associated with musselbeds, or among brown algae and under stones. Brighton Beach *
DSC_6738 Pill box crab (Halicarcinus innominatus) detail of 'oval' carapace. Found from mid to low intertidal in sheltered areas often associated with musselbeds, or among brown algae and under stones. Brighton Beach *