Crustaceans
Lamarck's Porcelain Crab
Petrolisthes lamarckii
Also known as: Anomura Crab, False Crab, Porcelain Crab, Porcellana Lamarck
ALSO KNOWN AS
- Anomura Crab
- False Crab
- Porcelain Crab
- Porcellana Lamarck
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Overview
Found under rocks, in shallow waters and rock-pools, 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 · Indo-West Pacific
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LIVES IN
Found under rocks, in shallow waters and rock-pools, of coral and rocky reefs.
RANGE
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Adult photos 1
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Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classMalacostraca
- orderDecapoda
- familyPorcellanidae
- genusPetrolisthes
- speciesPetrolisthes lamarckii (Leach, 1821)
SourcesWoRMS
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More in the family
Crabs (Porcellanidae)
