Oyster crab
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An Oyster Crab (Pinnotheres ostreum) is a small, whitish or translucent crab, less than half an inch across, that lives inside the gills of an oyster or a clam.[1] It uses the oyster for protection and lives on the food that the oyster gets for itself. It is found in oysters in the North Atlantic Ocean.[1]
The crabs are eaten as a delicacy.[2]
[edit] Sources
- ^ a b Sandifer, Paul A. Growth of Young Oyster Crabs, Pinnotheres ostreum Say, Reared in the Laboratory (PDF). Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
- ^ "The Oyster Crab Salad" (PDF), New York Times, 1893-03-20. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
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