Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Common Squat Lobster
Iridonida pusilla
Common Squat Lobster
Category: Squat Lobsters
Scientific Name: Iridonida pusilla
Synonyms: Munida pusilla
Size: Up to 0.5 in. (1.2 cm)  
Distribution: Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Anomura (Infraorder)
      └Galatheoidea (Superfamily)
       └Munididae (Family)
        └Iridonida (Genus)

Crustaceans
Squat Lobsters

Common Squat Lobster

Baba's Crinoid Squat Lobster

Elegant Crinoid Squat Lobster

Twin-Spotted Squat Lobster

Galathea sp. 1

Hairy Squat Lobster



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