Mithraculus sculptus

Mithraculus sculptus
Mithraculus sculptus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Majidae
Genus: Mithraculus
Species: M. sculptus
Binomial name
Mithraculus sculptus
(Lamarck, 1818)
Synonyms [1]
  • Maia sculptus Lamarck, 1818
  • Mithrax minutus Saussure, 1858
  • Mithraculus coronatus White, 1847

Mithraculus sculptus, the green clinging crab[2] or emerald crab is a species of crab used as pets in marine house aquariums. They are dark green colored, and can sometimes be aggressive. The species is found in tropical waters in the Caribbean Sea.

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References

  1. ^ Peter K. L. Ng, Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 17: 1–286. http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s17/s17rbz.pdf. 
  2. ^ "Mithraculus sculptus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=98612. 


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