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Paromola japonica in life
In life — Japanese deepwater carrier crab, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) ゆうき315, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
BPBM 10811Invertebrate Zoology

Paromola japonica

Japanese deepwater carrier crab

As recorded: Paromola japonica Parisi, 1915

Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Homolidae

Collected by
E.H. Chave
Locality
entrance to Pearl Harbor; 2.5 miles off Buoy 1
Island
Oʻahu
Region
United States
Depth
200 m
Identified by
Guinot and Forges, 10 January 1990Forges →Guinot →19 January →
Record type
Preserved specimen
6 Bishop specimens of Paromola japonicaSpecies page ›

Paromola japonica observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2006-10-22.

Paromola japonica observed 2006-10-22

2006-10-22

French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii, USA

(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Paromola japonica. BPBM 10811. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37909975. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/10811.

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