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Emerita is a small genus of decapod crustaceans, known as sand crabs, sand bugs, sand fleas, or mole crabs. These small animals burrow in the sand in the swash zone and use their antennae for filter feeding.

small animals emerita swash zone

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  6. Distributions follow Haye et al. (2003).[8]
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