California Spiny Lobster - it's biology and commercial fishery.
Updated: Jan 01, 2010 8:53pm PST
Thysanoessa spinifera, captured by plankton net in the Santa Barbara Channel on the Blue Whale feeding grounds. Photographed in my lab.
Updated: Aug 07, 2009 5:44pm PST
Pelagic red crabs, tuna crabs, squat lobsters, langostino...many names for this species...a fascinating animal.
Updated: Apr 08, 2008 8:40pm PST
Jumbo Spiny Sand Crabs are best taken by hand during low spring tides. The adults, gravid females, various stages of larval development and zoea are shown here.
Updated: May 23, 2009 4:38pm PST
The common grey sand crab, aka mole crab's planktonic larvae.
Updated: Jan 01, 2010 10:57am PST