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July 25, 2020: Spikey Crab

From September 3-13, 2014, U.S. Geological Survey scientists led an expedition on Exploration Vessel Nautilus to explore the virtually unknown seamounts of the Anegada Passage, located in the eastern Caribbean. Through the course of their exploration, they found that the seamounts were home to diverse communities of animals, including this spikey crab, which may be a recently described species of Neolithodes.

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From September 3-13, 2014, U.S. Geological Survey scientists led an expedition on Exploration Vessel Nautilus to explore the virtually unknown seamounts of the Anegada Passage, located in the eastern Caribbean. Through the course of their exploration, they found that the seamounts were home to diverse communities of animals, including this spikey crab, which may be a recently described species of Neolithodes.

From: Mission Summary.