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Halimede ochtodes
SUMMARY
Carapace pentagonal, slightly broad, smooth and without setae. Front prominent, narrow and bilobed with medial cleft. Anterolateral margin with four distinct rounded lobes. Pereiopods and chela without setae. Dorsal surface of chela ornamented with prominent tubercles. Male abdominal somites 3-5 are moveable.
Vernacular name: Nodule crab.
This unusual crab lives in soft substrates and feeds on all manner of worms and soft bodied animals.