Lophozozymus incisus
Lophozozymus incisus - one of the most beautiful crabs in the world, originally uploaded by artour_a.
There are beautiful crustaceans and then there is Lophozozymus incisus!
What a beauty! And well captured by Artour_a. But not one you would want to eat as there are reports of them having tetrodotoxin. From Society, French Polynesia
Tsai et al. (2006) Tetrodotoxin in several species of xanthid crabs in southern Taiwan. Food Chemistry. vol. 95 (2) pp. 205-212
doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2004.12.032
Wow, that is one PRETTY crab!
ReplyDeletewow, those colors are amazing.
ReplyDeleteWhich size is that?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteThey must hard to be discovered when hidding in the reef.
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