guamreeflife

true crabs

8 Mariana Islands species

All of the images presented here are still-frame images from ROV video obtained during the NOAA Okeanos Explorer’s 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas mission


Additional deep-sea brachyuran species reported from the Mariana Islands by Paulay et al. (2003):

Bythograeidae

  • Austinograea williamsi Hessler & Martin, 1989

Homolidae

  • Homola dickinsoni Eldredge, 1980
  • Homola orientalis Henderson, 1888
  • Lamoha personata (Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1981)

Oregoniidae

  • Bothromaia griffini Williams & Moffitt, 1991

Pipiniidae

  • Poupinia hirsuta Guinot, 1991