Access
This article is part of Nature's premium content.
Published online 13 March 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060313-3
News
Divers discover exotic crab
Search for deep-sea vents nets new crab family.
A blind white crab bristling with hairs has been wrested from the deep, named, and slotted into the family tree of crustaceans.
It was a beautiful March day, more than 1,000 kilometres south of Easter Island.
To read this story in full you will need to login or make a payment (see right).
Comments
Reader comments are usually moderated after posting. If you find something offensive or inappropriate, you can speed this process by clicking 'Report this comment' (or, if that doesn't work for you, email redesign@nature.com). For more controversial topics, we reserve the right to moderate before comments are published.