The Victorian naturalist . olated areas higher up in theintertidal zone the closely relatedspecies C. audouini occurs inmoderate numbers. It can be distin-guished from C. granulosus by thepresence of hairy tufts at the base ofits walking legs. Other grapsid crabs which occur inthe rubble are Brachynotus spinosus,a small crab with many notches in thecarapace, found in or near rock poolsthroughout the midlittoral; and Lep-tograpsodes octodentatus, which has aridged carapace and is found in smallnumbers in the supralittoral maenas, an introducedspecies (Fulton and Grant, 1901) oft
The Victorian naturalist . olated areas higher up in theintertidal zone the closely relatedspecies C. audouini occurs inmoderate numbers. It can be distin-guished from C. granulosus by thepresence of hairy tufts at the base ofits walking legs. Other grapsid crabs which occur inthe rubble are Brachynotus spinosus,a small crab with many notches in thecarapace, found in or near rock poolsthroughout the midlittoral; and Lep-tograpsodes octodentatus, which has aridged carapace and is found in smallnumbers in the supralittoral maenas, an introducedspecies (Fulton and Grant, 1901) ofthe family Portunidae (swimmingcrabs), also occurs in the upper mid-littoral area. This is one of few crabswhich has been observed to eat smallmolluscs. Also occurring throughout the mid-littoral is the small green sea starPatiriella exigua (Ryland, 1975).Nerita atramentosa, Austrocochleaconstricta and Lepsiella vinosa alsooccur in the rock rubble. Discussion Morton and Miller (1973) statethat rocky shores which are neither. Figure 10. An overall view ofthe infralittoralfringe at Flindersdominated byCaulerpa spp. andCystophorabrowni.
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