Crustaceans
Banded Porcelain Crab
Petrolisthes galathinus
Also known as: Anomura Crab, Banded Porcelanid, Blue Porcelain Crab, False Crab, Porcelain Crab, Rock Slider
ALSO KNOWN AS
- Anomura Crab
- Banded Porcelanid
- Blue Porcelain Crab
- False Crab
- Porcelain Crab
- Rock Slider
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Overview
Found in crevices, under rocks, and in rock-pools, in shallow to deep waters, of coral and rocky reefs.
Anomura crabs are considered false crabs, they have a longer abdomen and the back legs are modified or reduced so hardly noticeable.
These crabs include the hermit crabs and squat lobsters.
Many thousands of species live worldwide in sea water, fresh water and on land.
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How to identify
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
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LIVES IN
Found in crevices, under rocks, and in rock-pools, in shallow to deep waters, of coral and rocky reefs.
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Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classMalacostraca
- orderDecapoda
- familyPorcellanidae
- genusPetrolisthes
- speciesPetrolisthes galathinus (Bosc, 1801)
SourcesWoRMS
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More in the family
Crabs (Porcellanidae)
