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Collector #: XSOL_0124
Common Name: crab megalope
Scientific Name: Carpilius sp.
Specimen #: 24
Magnification: 1.7x
Event #: SOLOM_002
Notes: until very recently, the larval biology of this group was completely unknown, this crab has reached the developmental stage where it is just about to settle on the sea floor
Taxonomic Group: decapod
File Name: 140930_MG_0269.psd