Panulirus ornatus
Ornate Rock Lobster
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Family
Palinuridae
Genus
Panulirus
Species
Panulirus ornatus
Colours
Distinguishing features
A large, colourful crayfish with dark antennae, banded antennules and banded legs.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Synonyms
Similar taxa
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Animalia:
Painted Cray (species: Panulirus versicolor)
has white antennae and antennules and and longitudinal stripes on the legs
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Local abundance
- Lizard Island, Queensland.: Uncommon.
Web resources
References
- Jones, D.S. and G.J. Morgan (1994). A Field Guide to Crustaceans of Australian Waters Reed, Sydney. ISBN: 0 7301 0403 6.