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Latreilliidae is a small family of crabs.

They are relatively small, long-legged crabs found on soft bottoms at depths of up 700 metres (2,300 ft) in mostly tropical and subtemperate waters around the world.

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Top image is of Eplumula australiensis via Rob Stewart, NIWA, Ocean Survey 20/20 Bay of Islands Coastal Biodiversity, Sediment and Seabed Habitat Project.
Bottom image is of Eplumula phalangium via Wikimedia Commons.

Via Wikipedia.

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