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	Fabia subquadrata- The Pea Crab
		The female pea crabs are distinctively larger than the male crabs, reachimg a size of 22mm (0.8in).
		These crabs also posses 10 legs, of which 2 of them develop into large and powerful claws to help fend off predators when exposed in the plankton, and to also help in the grasping of food.
		The relaionship that exists between the mussel crab and the bivalve is a symbiotic one.
	www.racerocks.com /racerock/eco/taxalab/bio2003/fabias/fabias.htm (604 words)

	Port Townsend Marine Science Center::Topics of Interest
		This lacuna in my knowledge is not particularly surprising since, as their name implies, pea crabs are small creatures, usually less than half an inch across that spend most of their lives as symbiots, living on or in the bodies of other invertebrates.
		It's the female of the species that is usually seen, which is to be expected since it's large for a pea crab, being about the size of the end of your thumb.
		The mussel crab is a case in point for it robs a significant amount of food from its host and also feeds on the protective mucus layers that cover its tender tissues thus injuring the mussel's gills.
	www.ptmsc.org /science/topicspages/peacrabs.html (722 words)

	Shellfish Sanitation & Recreational Water Quality - Pea Crab
		This small crab, typically less than half an inch in length is soft-bodied and lives inside oyster shells for protection as well as for food particles which are discarded by the oyster.
		This crab is generally not harmful to the oyster with which it lives, but at times can cause damage to the oyster's gills as it moves around inside the shell.
		The crabs are generally cream colored with large red spots, but may turn an orange color if the oysters are cooked prior to opening.
	www.deh.enr.state.nc.us /shellfish/peacrab.htm (153 words)

	Crab - LoveToKnow 1911
		Most crabs live in the sea, and even the land-crabs, which are abundant in tropical countries, nearly all visit the sea occasionally and pass through their early stages in it.
		As a rule, crabs breathe by gills, which are lodged in a pair of cavities at the sides of the carapace, but in the true land-crabs the cavities become enlarged and modified so as to act as lungs for breathing air.
		Some crabs live among corals, and one species at least gives rise to hollow swellings on the branches of a coral like the "galls" which are formed on plants by certain insects.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Crab (1110 words)

	Crab (animal) - MSN Encarta
		Crabs are divided into two groups: true crabs (about 4500 species) and hermit crabs and their allies (about 1400 species).
		Crabs are related to lobsters and shrimps, but their evolutionary development has enabled them to walk or run sideways and to burrow as well as swim.
		Fiddler crabs belong to the genus Uca, sand crabs to the genera Emerita and Blepharipoda, and hermit crabs to the genus Pagurus.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761564259/Crab_(animal).html (828 words)

	Television Point \| Dictionary \| Meaning of pea (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of, the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at dinner.
		{Pea ore} (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore.
		{Pea starch}, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc.
	www.televisionpoint.com /dictionary/default.asp?define=pea (486 words)

	Astray Recipes: crab
		Avocado pear with crab, pear, peach and primroses
		Avocado pear with crab~ pear~ peach and primr
		Crab and corn porridge (chao bap voi thit cua)
	www.astray.com /recipes?search=crab (760 words)

	pea - definition by dict.die.net
		Pea berry, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee.
		Pea crab (Zo["o]l.), any small crab of the genus Pinnotheres, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp., the European species (P.
		Pea maggot (Zo["o]l.), the larva of a European moth (Tortrix pisi), which is very destructive to peas.
	dict.die.net /pea (505 words)

	NOAA Ocean Explorer: Estuary to the Abyss
		Sargassum crabs also are highly cryptic; their mottled carapace (the thick shell that covers their back) blends in with the sargassum.
		The oyster pea crab (Zaops ostreum) is a parasite of the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica).
		The crab’s legs have sharp dactyls that anchor the crab within the tentacles of the jellyfish.
	oceanexplorer.noaa.gov /explorations/04etta/background/decapods/decapods.html (1520 words)

	85.07.03: The Crusty Fossils
		The gills of the terrestrial crabs are smaller than those of the marine crabs, however, the blood vessels are larger to maximize the absorption of oxygen.
		The box crab is also known as the bashful or shamefaced crab because when he wraps his claws around his body for protection it appears that he is hiding or being bashful.
		Blue crabs are known to live for three years, mole crabs for two years, and the small pea crabs for two to three years.
	www.yale.edu /ynhti/curriculum/units/1985/7/85.07.03.x.html (6822 words)

	Pea crab - Food & Drink - Recipes24 Net - recipes, cooking, cookbooks and more
		The Pea Crab (Pinnotheres pisum) is a small crab that lives in oyster shells.
		They are about the size of a pea.
		It is also commonly called an Oyster Crab.
	www.recipes24.net /encyclopedia/p/pea_crab.html (64 words)

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		Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short "tail" (Greek: brachy = short, ura = tail), or where the abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax.
		Crabs are found in all of the world's oceans; there are also many freshwater and terrestrial crabs, particularly in tropical regions.
		Crabs vary in size from the pea crab, only a few millimetres wide, to the Japanese spider crab, with a leg span of up to 4 m.-------------------True crabs have five pairs of legs, the first of which is modified into a pair of claws and is not used for locomotion.
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	eat the seasons \| crab
		There are around 4,500 species of crab, ranging in size from the 5mm wide pea crab to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span in excess of 2m.
		Crab is a good source of a number of trace minerals including selenium, which counteracts cancer and chromosome damage as well as increasing our resistance to viral and bacterial infections.
		Chitin (pronounced kite-in), a substance derived from the shells of crabs and lobsters, has anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties and is used in wound dressings and burn treatments.
	www.eattheseasons.co.uk /Archive/crab.htm (456 words)

	Saltwater Crabs for the Aquarium
		Crabs were first believed to originate 550 million years ago; at the same time as the well-known multi-jointed trilobite which is related to the horseshoe crab, alive today.
		The smallest crab in the world is the Pea Crab (1/4 inch wide or 5mm) which lives inside a live oyster shell.
		This crab is usually found within the stinging tentacles of a number of anemone species where it uses its large well-developed claws to keep clownfishes from stealing its home.
	members.aol.com /aquapages/aquarium/index28.htm (1877 words)

	The Pinchy Crab - Birth Announcements, Party Invitations & Gifts
		We offer a superb collection of fine personalized stationery and gifts for children & adults.
		We feature collections from top designers such as Stacy Claire Boyd, Sugar Cookie Cards, Sweet Pea Designs, and Checkerboard.
		The Pinchy Crab was designed to help celebrate every important milestone in life - from births & baptisms to weddings & retirements.
	www.thepinchycrab.com (220 words)

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		This pasta salad is very flavorful with Italian dressing, crab meat, peas, and feta cheese.
		Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine peas and crab.
		I like my seafood hot so I served this dish hot it would definitely be better cold.
	www.bigoven.com /160005-Pea-and-Crab-Pasta-Salad-recipe.html (162 words)

	Cooks Recipes \| Crab & Pea Pod Pita Recipe
		2 cups fresh pea pods or snow peas, cut into 1-inch pieces
		Combine all crab mixture ingredients in large bowl.
		Combine all dressing ingredients in small bowl; toss with crab mixture.
	www.cooksrecipes.com /sandwich/crab_&_pea_pod_pita_recipe.html (100 words)

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		It is a derived hermit crab which is known for its ability to crack coconuts with its strong pincers in order to eat the contents.
		Another name is the terrestrial hermit crab, due to the use of shells by the young animals (although terrestrial hermit crab...
		Because crabs are enclosed in a rigid exterior skeleton, they can grow only by shedding their shells.
	www.lycos.com /info/crabs--shells.html (444 words)

	Divebums: Sweet Potato (Caudina arenicola) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The pea crab Pinnixa barnharti, the large pea crab Pinnixa faba, and the mottled pea crab Opisthopus transversus live commensally in the cloaca of the sea cucumber C.
		These crabs shelter in various species of animals, including tube worm tubes, and the size of the shelter may limit the size of the resident crab.
		The mottling of the mottled pea crab Opisthopus transversus can be dependent on the food and its pigment gathered by their host, since the crabs may feed on this gathered food.
	www.divebums.com /FishID/Pages/sweet_potato.html (256 words)

	crab
		If a predator grabs a leg of a crab, the crab will shed it and later it will grow back.
		Crab eggs hatch into zoea larva which turn into megalopa larva and then into crabs.
		A barnacle sometimes gets inside a male crab and takes nourishment from its blood and changes its sex hormones, so the next time it loses its shell it is a female.
	library.thinkquest.org /J001418/crab.html (312 words)

	Pea - BlogDict def. of Pea
		Pea berry, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee.
		Pea crab (Zool.), any small crab of the genus Pinnotheres, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp., the European species (Pinnotheres pisum) which lives in the common mussel and the cockle.
		Pea maggot (Zool.), the larva of a European moth (Tortrix pisi), which is very destructive to peas.
	www.blogdict.com /glossary/Pea.html (547 words)

	Allrecipes \| More Recipes Like This \| Pea and Crab Salad (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Cook the pasta, combine with sweet peas and a bit of chopped onion, and spoon on mayonnaise and a dash of hot sauce.
		Peas, bacon, cheese, onions, and Ranch dressing are tossed together and chilled in this great summer salad.
		Peas combine with toasted almonds, green onions, feta cheese, mayonnaise, and balsamic vinegar.
	mrlt.allrecipes.com /mr/59693.asp (276 words)

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		Oyster pea crabs are one of a group of small, commensal crabs that live semiparastically inside or upon bivalve shells.
		Over prolonged periods of time, pea crabs do permanent damage the gills of their hosts, and may eventually erode them.
		Mussel pea crabs inhabit the shells of scallops, mussels, pen shells, and are even known to live on sea stars.
	www.sms.si.edu /irlfieldguide/Pinnot_ostreu.htm (234 words)

	Bin's On-Line Dictionary (Site not responding. Last check: )
		pea n 1: seed of a pea plant 2: the fruit or seed of a pea plant 3: a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum [syn: pea plant]
		Black-eyed pea, a West Indian name for Dolichos sph[ae]rospermus and its seed.
		Pea crab (Zo["o]l.), any small crab of the genus Pinnotheres, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp., the European species ({P. pisum) which lives in the common mussel and the cockle.
	language.bin.org /ref/dict/?t=pea (483 words)

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		Crabs live in all parts of the sea - in the deepest part of the ocean, and on the windswept shores.
		Crabs are the scavengers of the seas; they will eat virtually anything, alive or dead, and most are great hunters.
		Crabs begin life as a swimming, microscopic larva, eaten by larger larvae, and feeding on smaller planktonic life.
	www.wildinbritain.co.uk /LifeontheEdge/Crabs.htm (1119 words)

	Pea Crab - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
		The Pea Crab is a small lifeform that currently ran for president in 2000.
		The Pea crab is also friends with Cthulhu and frequently attend tea parties in egl dress.
		To accompany the almighty Pea Crab are several merfolk and Fairy Nuff which spend their days humbly serving the Pea Crab.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Pea_Crab (120 words)

	Holt Math Activities
		There are about 5,000 species of crabs, ranging from the smallest, the pea crab, which lives inside oyster shells, to the largest, the Japanese spider crab, which can reach 12 feet from leg tip to leg tip.
		And unlike humans, a crab's skeleton (called an exoskeleton) is on the outside of its body.
		When the rainy season starts, millions of red crabs come out of their burrows from the forest and start their annual mating migration down to the sea.
	go.hrw.com /math/extra/course2/2_11_Crab/2_11_Crab.htm (356 words)

	Agricultural Systems: Marketing
		Excellent flavorings highlight the crab, served on a bed of seasoned pea shoots.
		Sauté the shallots in a knob of butter.
		Toss in the juice of the lemon and the pea vines (leaves and tendrils, no stems) until they are wilted.
	agsyst.wsu.edu /peashootrecipes.htm (829 words)

	Food Facts & Trivia: Crabs
		The smallest crabs are the pea crab, which live inside oyster shells, and can be less than 1.5 mm.
		The largest crab is the Japanese spider crab, which reach 12 feet from leg tip to leg tip, and a body 18 inches by 12 inches.
		The oldest crab industry in the United States is the blue crab industry of the Chesapeake Bay area, dating back almost to the early 1600s.
	www.foodreference.com /html/fcrabs.html (199 words)

	Pea Crabs in Mussels
		edulis was described as amensalism for male pea crabs (of benefit to the facultative male pea crab at the expense of the mussel) and parasitism for females (again of benefit to the pea crab and detrimental to the mussel but in this case the relationship is obligatory) (Haines et al.
		Gross Observations: Pea crabs are visible to the naked eye within the mantle cavity of their hosts.
		The pea crab, Pinnotheres pisum (Linnaeus, 1767), and its association with the common mussel, Mytilus edulis (Linnaeus, 1758), in the Solent (UK).
	www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca /sci/shelldis/pages/pcbmu_e.htm (360 words)

	Pea Coal Articles - Pea Coal Facts (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Pea crab, any small crab of the genus pinnotheres, living as a commensal in bivalves esp., the european species which.
		The 11th edition of britannica notes that in the american classification, 'pea coal' was between 7 8 and 9 16th in., then buckwheat was 9 16th to 3 8th, rice 3 8 to 3 16th, and barley was 3 16 to 3 32nd.
		From 9 16 to 13 16, pea coal is used for space heating and water heaters.
	www.coal-resource.info /pea-coal.html (881 words)

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