A chirostylid squat lobster in the branches of a Chrysogorgia octocoral on “Lafayette Guyot.” Chirostylidae translates from the Greek as “pointed hands,” in reference to the elongate chelipeds (clawed arms).
Squat Lobster
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A chirostylid squat lobster in the branches of a Chrysogorgia octocoral on “Lafayette Guyot.” Chirostylidae translates from the Greek as “pointed hands,” in reference to the elongate chelipeds (clawed arms).

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