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Crustaceology

The Branch of zoology that deals with the study of Crustaceans.

an encyclopedia of worldwide crabs, shrimps and lobsters by Guido T. Poppe

614 species and 1455 photographs

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Crustaceans in nature

Crabs

View all images of 34 families of crabs documented in nature on Poppe Images

Shrimps

View all images of 22 families of shrimps documented in nature on Poppe Images

Lobsters

View all images of 15 families of Lobsters documented in nature on Poppe Images

Hermit Crabs

View all images of 5 families of hermit crabs documented in nature on Poppe Images

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