Crabs from Ambon

[wahlaoeh]

Hi, pls help to ID ... need scientific names, if possible. Many thanks ..

1. Funky looking spider crab
Jovin's Cool Photos!! :: Ambon, East Indonesia Jan 2009 :: Crab_20

2. Sponge crab??
Jovin's Cool Photos!! :: Ambon, East Indonesia Jan 2009 :: Crab_29

3. Coral crab
Jovin's Cool Photos!! :: Ambon, East Indonesia Jan 2009 :: Crab_19

4. Soft coral crab
Jovin's Cool Photos!! :: Ambon, East Indonesia Jan 2009 :: Crab_37

5. Another funky looking soft coral crab
Jovin's Cool Photos!! :: Ambon, East Indonesia Jan 2009 :: Crab_43

 

[LeslieH]

first one's not a spider - the body is too square and the last pair of legs is flexed up over the body. Probably a carrier crab in the family Homolidae. Looks very similar to the genus Latreillopsis.
Second - sponge crab, Dromidae. There are a lot of genera and species most of which have never made it into guide books.
Third - maybe. Looks like a young one so it may not have the adult shape yet.
Fourth - Yes, family Porcellanidae. I've seen other photos of this white species but never with a name attached.
Fifth - This one's a spider crab, family Majidae.

 

[wahlaoeh]

first one's not a spider - the body is too square and the last pair of legs is flexed up over the body. Probably a carrier crab in the family Homolidae. Looks very similar to the genus Latreillopsis.
Second - sponge crab, Dromidae. There are a lot of genera and species most of which have never made it into guide books.
Third - maybe. Looks like a young one so it may not have the adult shape yet.
Fourth - Yes, family Porcellanidae. I've seen other photos of this white species but never with a name attached.
Fifth - This one's a spider crab, family Majidae.

Thanks Leslie.