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sealord > The Columbus crab, Planes minutus, was given to me by Guernsey commercial fisherman Chris Marquis on 14 December 2006. He found the crab living on a buoy covered in goose barnacles, which was floating near Herm and Sark in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. This crab was photographed hanging upside down on a cuttlebone. The crab likes to float near the water's surface and becomes distressed if it accidentally falls off its float. File No. 141206 26-871 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > This Columbus crab, Planes minutus, was given to me by Guernsey commercial crab fisherman, Chris Marquis, who found it on a float covered with goose barnacles, Lepas anatifera, on 14 December 2006 near the islands of Herm and Sark in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. This individual was similarly coloured to Columbus crabs washed up on the south coast of England at the same time. This colour pattern differs to Columbus crabs that had arrived in Guernsey waters in previous years. This individual was photographed on a floating cuttlebone. File No. 141206 21-871 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > This close-up image shows hydroids attached to a pereiopod (walking leg) of a Columbus crab, Planes minutus, which was collected by Guernsey commercial crab fisherman Chris Marquis from a goose barnacle covered buoy floating in the Big Russell between the islands of Herm and Sark in the Bailiwick of Guernsey on 14 December 2006. Dr. Bernard Picton and Dr. Ferdinando Boero write that the hydroid is a Campanulariid, and it could be Clytia hemisphaerica, which is widespread. Dr. Boero writes that Clytia hemispaerica lives on many different substrates including floating plastic bags. File No. 141206 13-871 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > On 14 December 2006 Guernsey crab fisherman, Chris Marquis, potting for edible crabs, Cancer pagurus, found a buoy covered in goose barnacles, Lepas anatifera, floating in the sea in the Big Russell - a passage between the islands of Herm and Sark in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. In amongst the mass of goose barnacles he saw a Columbus crab, Planes minutus, which he gave to me. I kept the crab in an aquarium. On 23 December 2006 on the strand-line of the sea shore of the north-east coast of Guernsey I collected a rubber Kito Sports sandal, size 44, which was covered in small goose barnacles. I brought this sandal home and used it as a floating home for the crab. The crab lived on the sandal for a number of days before the barnacles began to die. This crab also known as a Sargassum, Gulf weed or turtle crab, lives on flotsam and under the carapace of some turtles in the North Atlantic. A few of these crabs turn up towards the end of the year in the western English Channel. A number of these crabs washed up on the south coast of England at the same time. File No. 141206 5057 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > On 14 December 2006 Guernsey crab fisherman, Chris Marquis, potting for edible crabs, Cancer pagurus, found a buoy covered in goose barnacles, Lepas anatifera, floating in the sea in the Big Russell - a passage between the islands of Herm and Sark in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. In amongst the mass of goose barnacles he saw a Columbus crab, Planes minutus, which he gave to me. I kept the crab in an aquarium. On 23 December 2006 on the strand-line of the sea shore of the north-east coast of Guernsey I collected a rubber Kito Sports sandal, size 44, covered in small goose barnacles. The crab lived on this goose barnacle-covered sandal for a number of days before the barnacles began to die. This crab also known as a Sargassum, Gulf weed or turtle crab, lives on flotsam and under the carapace of some turtles in the North Atlantic. A few of these crabs turn up towards the end of the year in the western English Channel. A number of these crabs washed up on the south coast of England at the same time. File No. 141206 5076 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > This Columbus crab, Planes minutus, was given to me by Guernsey crab fisherman, Chris Marquis. He found it on a goose barnacle, Lepas anatifera, covered buoy in the Big Russell - the passage between the islands of Herm and Sark in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. I photographed the Columbus crab on a rubber Kito sandal, size 44, I found washed up on the strand-line on Guernsey's north-east coast on 23 December 2006. This scandal was covered in small goose barnacles. The crab lived in the scandal in an aquarium for a number of days before the barnacles began to die. The crab is now living on a foam mat. Columbus crabs, also known as turtle, sargassum or Gulf weed crabs, live on flotsam or under the shells of turtles in the North Atlantic and other oceans. They arrive in Guernsey waters with the prevailing currents in the later part of the year. On the same day Chris Marquis found this Columbus crab about twenty Columbus crabs were found on the south coast of England. Photo taken with a Canon S80 digital camera in an underwater housing. File No. 141206 5055 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > Columbus crab, Planes minutus, on a goose barnacle covered kito sandal. This Columbus crab was collected by Guernsey commercial fisherman Chris Marquis who fishes for crab and lobster near the islands of Herm and Sark. He finds them on flotsam including floats and floating objects covered in goose barnacles. He collected this Columbus crab, which is also known as a turtle crab because it hitches a ride under the lip of the carapace of turtles, on the 14 December 2006. File No. 141206 5045 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
The Columbus crab, Planes minutus, was given to me by Guernsey commercial fisherman Chris Marquis on 14 December 2006. He found the crab living on a buoy covered in goose barnacles, which was floating near Herm and Sark in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. This crab was photographed hanging upside down on a cuttlebone. The crab likes to float near the water's surface and becomes distressed if it accidentally falls off its float.
File No. 141206 26-871
©RLLord
fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > The Columbus crab, Planes minutus, was given to me by Guernsey commercial fisherman Chris Marquis on 14 December 2006. He found the crab living on a buoy covered in goose barnacles, which was floating near Herm and Sark in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. This crab was photographed hanging upside down on a cuttlebone. The crab likes to float near the water's surface and becomes distressed if it accidentally falls off its float. File No. 141206 26-871 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
The Columbus crab, Planes minutus, was given to me by Guernsey commercial fisherman Chris Marquis on 14 December 2006. He found the crab living on a buoy covered in goose barnacles, which was floating near Herm and Sark in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. This crab was photographed hanging upside down on a cuttlebone. The crab likes to float near the water's surface and becomes distressed if it accidentally falls off its float.
File No. 141206 26-871
©RLLord
fishinfo@guernsey.net
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