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Lophomastix japonica Spiny Sand Crab Molted Exoskeleton

This is the molted exoskeleton of a Lophomastix japonica spiny sand crab. This species burrows in the substrate and is rarely seen. It can be found in the Sea of Japan, the Pacific coast of the Japan, the coast of South and North Korea and the northern part of the Yellow Sea. Molting may have been a precursor to reproduction. Photographed in Hokkaido, Japan.

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This is the molted exoskeleton of a Lophomastix japonica spiny sand crab. This species burrows in the substrate and is rarely seen. It can be found in the Sea of Japan, the Pacific coast of the Japan, the coast of South and North Korea and the northern part of the Yellow Sea. Molting may have been a precursor to reproduction. Photographed in Hokkaido, Japan.