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Sea otters are significant predators of the northern kelp crab within kelp forests. As pelagic larvae they are eaten by Velella velella or the by-the-wind sailor. [4] The northern kelp crab can be parasitized by Heterosaccus californicus (rhizocephalan sacculinid barnacle) which exhibits a brown mass extending from the crab's underbelly.
It is at its most abundant in late summer, when the canopy of the kelp forest is at its maximum, but is generally found in the higher part of the kelp understory rather than the canopy. [3] In the winter, the kelp dies back, the crab population declines and crabs may hide in rock crevices. Predators of this crab include fish, sea otters and ...
Pugettia is a genus of kelp crabs in the family Epialtidae. It comprises the following species: [1] Pugettia dalli Rathbun, 1894 – spined kelp crab [2] Pugettia elongata Yokoya, 1933 Pugettia foliata (Stimpson, 1860) Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851 – graceful kelp crab [2] Pugettia hubbsi Garth, 1958 Pugettia incisa (De Haan, 1839)
The Giant kelp marine forests of south east Australia is a community extending from the ocean floor to the ocean surface, on a rocky substrate, and has a ‘forest-like’ structure with many organisms occupying its various layers, including pelagic and demersal fishes, sea birds, turtles and marine mammals in addition to the invertebrate ...
Oregonia gracilis, commonly known as the graceful decorator crab, is a species of crab belonging to the family Oregoniidae. [3] Like other decorator crabs it habitually attaches other organisms to its back. [4] The sessile organisms are attached to hooked setae that act as a sort of velcro attachment.
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