gaudy clown crab

Platypodiella spectabilis

Classification

Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Xanthidae

Platypodiella spectabilis, the gaudy clown crab, is a species of crab in the family Xanthidae. Habitat Crabs of the genus Platypodiella are well known to live in close association with zoanthid corals, especially preferring corals of the genus Palythoa. They dig holes in the corals to live in and occupy crevasses around dead coral.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Brazil · 7France · 7United Kingdom · 3Netherlands · 2

Sources and credits

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gaudy clown crab

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