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pea crab

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pea crab
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various globular soft-bodied crabs of the genus Pinnotheres and related genera that live commensally in the mantles of certain bivalves
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Noun1.pea crab - tiny soft-bodied crab living commensally in the mantles of certain bivalve mollusks
crab - decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
genus Pinnotheres, Pinnotheres - type genus of the family Pinnotheridae: pea crabs
oyster crab, Pinnotheres ostreum - tiny soft-bodied crab living within the mantle cavity of oysters
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Values from each site were used to: (1) compare two sites located in relatively large systems (river/ sound) and three sites in a small creek to test for differences due to system size and related nutrient availability; (2) determine the effect of a parasite, the pea crab (Pinnotheres spp.
Condition index of the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin, ... by Mercado-Silva, Norman / Journal of Shellfish Research
Polychaetes, crangonid shrimp, pea crab, and clams were the most frequently found prey items in Pacific cod stomachs (Table 1).
Diet changes of Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) in Pavlof Bay ... by Yang, Mei-Sun / Fishery Bulletin
Fouling organisms and the presence of pea crabs (Pinnotheres maculatus) were recorded and the pea crabs were removed at this point.
Reproduction and pathology of blue mussels, Mytilus edulis (L.) in an ... by Getchis, Tessa / Journal of Shellfish Research
 
 
 
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