Closeup of ventral aspect of head, showing large, crushing mandibles (white structures) and 2 pairs of sensory antennae. California spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus).
Description:
Specimens were found within the intertidal zone, amongst surfgrass. La Jolla, California
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- Pleocyemata (pleocyematans)
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- Palinuridae
- Panulirus (Spiny Lobsters)
- Panulirus interruptus (California Spiny Lobster)
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