Porcellanidae>Petrolisthes porcelain crab IMG5726
Description:
size=16 to 18mm across,These crabs were found living in hollow coral in numbers.All the crabs were the same size and the colour is as you see here.Kingdom=AnimaliaPhylum=ArthropodaSubphylum=CrustaceaClass=MalacostracaOrder=DecapodaInfraorder=AnomuraFamily=PorcellanidaeGenus=PetrolisthesCommon name=porcelain crab
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans)
- Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Pancrustacea
- Multicrustacea (typical crustaceans)
- Malacostraca (malacostracans)
- Eumalacostraca
- Eucarida
- Decapoda (decapods)
- Pleocyemata (pleocyematans)
- Anomura (Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs)
- Galatheoidea (squat lobsters)
- Porcellanidae (porcelain crabs)
- Petrolisthes (Crevice-dwelling porcelain crab)
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