Species profile

Great spider crab

Leptomithrax gaimardii

Identified using .

3
Encounters
Distinct dive records
2
Locations
5 media records
Trips
Latest 2 Mar 2024
Great spider crab hero image
Blairgowrie Pier
22 Apr 2023

Field notes

Encounter profile

Identified using .

Leptomithrax gaimardii - Leptomithrax is a genus of crabs in the family Majidae, first described by Edward J. Miers in 1876. They have been on Earth for 37.2 million years.

Highlights

Key encounters

A curated entry point into the archive before the full record below.

Archive

All encounters

5 images