APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Xantho pilipes A. Milne-Edwards, 1867 - Risso's crab (Crustacean images)
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Risso's or Furrowed crab
Xantho pilipes
- dorsal view in shallow pool showing leg hair on rear legs 1

Risso's or Furrowed crab
Xantho pilipes
- dorsal view out of water 1

Risso's or Furrowed crab
Xantho pilipes
- ventral view out of water 1

Specimen above was found under a rock on the lowershore at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 22.03.16. Specimens should be placed / photographed in a shallow pool to look at legs hairs so the species can be more easily told from Xantho hydrophilus, the Montagu crab, which has far fewer hairs covering its rear legs.

Risso's or Furrowed crab
Xantho pilipes
- dorsal view 1

Risso's or Furrowed crab
Xantho pilipes
- hairy leg 1

Risso's or Furrowed crab
Xantho pilipes
- dorsal view 2

Risso's or Furrowed crab
Xantho pilipes
- dorsal view 3

Risso's or Furrowed crab
Xantho pilipes
- dorsal view 4

Risso's or Furrowed crab
Xantho pilipes
- dorsal view 5

Risso's or Furrowed crab
Xantho pilipes
- cut-out / hairy legs 1

Risso's or Furrowed crab
Xantho pilipes
- ventral view 1

Risso's or Furrowed crab
Xantho pilipes
- carapace 1

Risso's or Furrowed crab
Xantho pilipes
- male abdomen 1

Risso's or Furrowed crab
Xantho pilipes
- male abdomen close-up 1

Risso's or Furrowed crab
Xantho pilipes
- female crab with eggs 1

Risso's or Furrowed crab
Xantho pilipes
- female abdomen with eggs 1

Images taken at various locations on rocky lowershores on very low tides across the south coast of Devon and Cornwall. Places include Devil's Point, Plymouth, Devon; Hannafore Point near Looe; and Spit Point near Par, Cornwall.

Xantho pilipes Rissos Crab Crustacean Images
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.