Loxorhynchus crispatus Stimpson, 1857 is a animal in the Epialtidae family, order Decapoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Loxorhynchus crispatus Stimpson, 1857

Loxorhynchus crispatus Stimpson, 1857

Loxorhynchus crispatus, the masking or moss crab, is a true crab in Epialtidae found in the East Pacific.

Family
Genus
Loxorhynchus
Order
Decapoda
Class
Malacostraca

About Loxorhynchus crispatus Stimpson, 1857

Loxorhynchus crispatus, commonly called the masking crab or moss crab, is a species of true crab belonging to the family Epialtidae. This species occurs in the East Pacific.

Photo: (c) Jerry Kirkhart, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Epialtidae Loxorhynchus

More from Epialtidae

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