- Striped shore crab
Taxobox
name = Striped shore crab
image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Pachygrapsus crassipes"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
subphylum = Crustacea
classis =Malacostraca
ordo =Decapoda
subordo =Pleocyemata
infraordo = Brachyura
familia =Grapsidae
genus = "Pachygrapsus "
species = "P. crassipes"
binomial = "Pachygrapsus crassipes"
binomial_authority = (Randall, 1840)The striped shore crab ("Pachygrapsus crassipes") is a small crab found on rocky and hard-mud shores of the west coast of North and
Central America . It is also known as the lined shore crab. Its range spans fromOregon State,U.S. toBaja California ,Mexico .cite web |url=http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?recNum=SC0026 |title=eNature: FieldGuides: Species Detail |format= |work= |accessdate=2008-08-09] Typically, this crab will have a brown/purple or blackcarapace with green stripes. Its carapace is square and can reach 4 to 5 cm in size. 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.References
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