- Cardisoma guanhumi
Taxobox
name = "Cardisoma guanhumi"
|"Cardisoma guanhumi"
image_caption = "Cardisoma guanhumi"
image_width = 240px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
subphylum = Crustacea
classis =Malacostraca
ordo =Decapoda
infraordo = Brachyura
familia =Gecarcinidae
genus = "Cardisoma "
species = "C. guanhumi"
binomial = "Cardisoma guanhumi"
binomial_authority = Latreille, 1825"Cardisoma guanhumi" is a species of
land crab found in tropical and subtopical estuaries along the Atlantic coast of theAmericas , fromBrazil [Debelius, H. 2001. "Crustacea - Guide of the World." 2nd edition. IKAN Unterwasserarchiv, Frankfurt.] andColombia , through the Caribbean, toPuerto Rico , theBahamas , and as far north asVero Beach, Florida cite web |url=http://www.sms.si.edu/IRLspec/Cardis_guanhu.htm |title="Cardisoma guanhumi" |publisher=Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce |author=K. Hill |date=2001-07-25 ] . The species varies in colour from dark blue to brown or pale grey, and may grow to 11 cm in width and weigh over 500 gReferences
External links
*cite web |url=http://stjohnbeachguide.com/Land%20Crab.htm |title=Land crabs |publisher=StJohnBeachGuide.com |accessdate=2007-06-19
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