Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Southern Teardrop Crab
Pelia rotunda
Southern Teardrop Crab
Category: Imitator Crabs
Scientific Name: Pelia rotunda
Size: Up to 0.5 in. Up to 1.2 cm)  
Distribution: Bahamas, Caribbean, South Florida
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Brachyura (Infraorder)
      └Epialtidae (Family)
       └Pisinae (Subfamily)
        └Pelia (Genus)

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