Hairy Clinging Crab
Amphithrax verrucosus
Classification
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Mithracidae
Mithrax est un genre de crustacés regroupant des crabes de la famille des Mithracidae. Liste d'espèces Selon ITIS : Mithrax caribbaeus M. J.
Amphithrax aculeatus, sometimes referred to as the hairy clinging crab, granulated spider crab or paved clinging crab, is a crab living in saltwater. Description On the iNaturalist page showing images of Amphithrax species observed worldwide, Amphithrax aculeatus is distinguished from other species of the genus by these features: Its gray to brown color Its carapace densely covered with bristles Historically there has been uncertainty about whether Amphithrax aculeatus is the same species as Amphithrax verrucosus. In 2025, consensus tends toward accepting the two taxa as separate.
Mithrax aculeatus es una especie de cangrejo decápodo de la familia Mithracidae. El nombre científico de la especie fue publicado válidamente por primera vez en 1790 por Herbst. Su nombre común es cangrejo araña gigante; no debemos confundirlo con el cangrejo gigante japonés (Macrocheira kaempferi).
Distribution
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