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Crustaceans

Warty Crab

Eriphia verrucosa

Also known as: Shore Crab, Yellow Crab, Yellow Round Crab, Yellow Shore Crab

Adult
@SailingBenH · ES, Spain · June 20181 / 1
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Overview

Found in shallow waters, over seaweed and stony areas, of rocky coastlines.

E. verrucosa is the only native species capable of breaking into the shells of the invasive snail Rapana venosa.

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How to identify

Pattern
spots
Body shape
warts

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean
  • Exact location · 1
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Found in shallow waters, over seaweed and stony areas, of rocky coastlines.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumArthropoda
    3. classMalacostraca
    4. orderDecapoda
    5. familyEriphiidae
    6. genusEriphia
    7. speciesEriphia verrucosa (Forskål, 1775)

    SourcesWoRMSWikipedia

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    More in the family

    Decapoda