Strawberry crab
Not to be confused with the strawberry hermit crab, Coenobita perlatus or Lybia edmondsoni (which is, similarly to the strawberry crab, known as the boxer crab)..
| Strawberry crab | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Xanthidae |
| Genus: | Neoliomera |
| Species: | N. pubescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Neoliomera pubescens (H. Milne-Edwards, 1834) | |
The strawberry crab, Hawaiian strawberry crab or red boxing crab, Neoliomera pubescens, is a small, bright pink crab found in the Indo-Pacific region, including around Hawaii,[1] French Polynesia[2] and Mauritius.[3] It has small white bumps on the main shell and whitish claws. Adults reach about 5 centimetres (2 in) across.
References
- ↑ L. G. Eldredge & R. C. DeFelice. "Infraorder Brachyura, Hawaii checklist". Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii. Retrieved 21 June 2006.
- ↑ J. Poupin. "Database of Crustacea (Decapoda, Stomatopoda)". Retrieved 21 June 2006.
- ↑ "MASDEA: Marine Species database for Eastern Africa". Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee. Retrieved 21 June 2006.