Hairy stone crab
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Template:Short description Template:Speciesbox The hairy stone crab (Lomis hirta) is a crab-like anomuran crustacean that lives in the littoral zone of southern Australia from Bunbury, Western Australia, to the Bass Strait.[1] It is the only species in the family Lomisidae. It is Template:Convert wide,[1] slow-moving, and covered in brown hair which camouflages it against the rocks upon which it lives.[2]
Some controversy exists about the relationship between L. hirta and the other anomuran families. Candidates for its closest relatives have included hermit crabs,[3] specifically king crabs,[4] and Aegla.[5][6] It is clear, however, that Lomis represents a separate case of carcinisation.[7]
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