Taliepus nuttallii (Randall, 1840) is a animal in the Epialtidae family, order Decapoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Taliepus nuttallii (Randall, 1840)

Taliepus nuttallii (Randall, 1840)

Taliepus nuttallii, the southern or globose kelp crab, is an East Pacific true crab species in the family Epialtidae.

Family
Genus
Taliepus
Order
Decapoda
Class
Malacostraca

About Taliepus nuttallii (Randall, 1840)

Taliepus nuttallii is most commonly known by the common names southern kelp crab and globose kelp crab. It is a species of true crab that belongs to the family Epialtidae, and can be found in the East Pacific.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Epialtidae Taliepus

More from Epialtidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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