DSC_9486 Paua spider crab (Elamena producta) detail of carapace. Found in low intertidal on exposed rocky shore among brown algae and under stones. Can live commensally, with paua, sharing the same home and food. Harrington Point, Otago Harbour
P_4110233 Paua spider crab (Elamena producta) in tidal pool on coralline turf. Found in low intertidal on exposed rocky shore among brown algae and under stones. Can live commensally, with paua, sharing the same home and food. Echinoderm Reef, Goat Island Marine Reserve
DSC_5520 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. Waipapa Point, Catlins Coast
