Striped Shore Crab (species: Pachygrapsus crassipes) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Pachygrapsus crassipes
Striped Shore Crab


©Peter D. Tillman: Striped Shore Crab (Pachygrapsus crassipes)

©Matt Knoth from San Francisco, yesicannibus: Striped Shore Crab (Pachygrapsus crassipes)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Malacostraca
Order Decapoda
Family Grapsidae
Genus Pachygrapsus
Species Pachygrapsus crassipes

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Distinguishing features

Typically, this crab will have a brown/purple or black carapace with green stripes. The claws are red/purple with a mottled pattern on the upper surface, and white on the lower surface, while its legs are purple and green with a similar mottled appearance. (Wikipedia)

Size

  • Up to 5 cm (Carapace width)

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Distribution

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