Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Elkhorn Coral Crab
Domecia acanthophora
Elkhorn Coral Crab
Category: Coral Crabs
Scientific Name: Domecia acanthophora
Size: Up to 1 in, (2.5 cm)  
Depth: 6-50 ft. (2-15 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Florida
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Brachyura (Infraorder)
        └Trapezioidea (Superfamily)
         └Domeciidae (Family)
          └Domecia (Genus)
           └D. acanthophora (Species)

Crustaceans
Coral Crabs

Elkhorn Coral Crab



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