APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that is found in the coastal waters
and rockpools of south-west England. Images by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Portumnus latipes (Pennant, 1777) - Pennant's swimming crab (Crustaceans)
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Pennant's swimming crab
Portumnus latipes
- carapace 1

Pennant's swimming crab
Portumnus latipes
- carapaces 1

Pennant's swimming crab
Portumnus latipes
- carapace 2

Pennant's swimming crab
Portumnus latipes
- carapace 3

Pennant's swimming crab
Portumnus latipes
- washed up on strandline 1

Pennant's swimming crab
Portumnus latipes
- washed up on strandline 2

The carapace of this species was found on the strandline (high water mark) at Porth Kidney Sands, near Lelant, Cornwall. 19.12.10; also Fistral Beach, Newquay, Cornwall. 10.09.14.

Scientific and European Names:
Portumnus latipes, Pennant's swimming crab, Breedpootkrab, Breedpotige Krab, Etrille Elegante, Breitfuss Krabbe, Cangrejo Paella.

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.