Crabs

Taliepus marginatus

• Group: Other
• For divers: safe

A spider crab of deeper subtidal kelp forests, this species shelters among the giant fronds of Macrocystis and Lessonia off cool rocky coasts. Like other kelp crabs it grips and grazes the algae, and it is harmless to handle.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Epialtidae › Taliepus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 441502.