Biology:Loxorhynchus crispatus

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Short description: Species of crab

Loxorhynchus crispatus
Loxorhynchus crispatus (Masking Crab) (11335350144).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Epialtidae
Genus: Loxorhynchus
Species:
L. crispatus
Binomial name
Loxorhynchus crispatus
Stimpson, 1857

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.[1][2][3]

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q6495392 entry