moss crab

Loxorhynchus crispatus

Classification

Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Epialtidae

Loxorhynchus crispatus, known generally as the masking crab or moss crab, is a species of true crab in the family Epialtidae. It is found in the East Pacific.

Distribution

moss crab — (c) Jerry Kirkhart, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 127Canada · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Jerry Kirkhart, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionLoxorhynchus crispatus, Wikipedia contributors

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