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Squat Lobster (Lauriea siagiani) - Indonesia

This squat lobster, the size if a 10 cent piece (US quarter) is purple with darker purple spots on the carapace and legs. The chelipeds have numerous sharp spines covering them and the animal is densely covered with white coloured bristles. Found in the folds of sponges. Several colour variations. Length to approximately 1.4 cm

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This squat lobster, the size if a 10 cent piece (US quarter) is purple with darker purple spots on the carapace and legs. The chelipeds have numerous sharp spines covering them and the animal is densely covered with white coloured bristles. Found in the folds of sponges. Several colour variations. Length to approximately 1.4 cm