Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Copper Lobster
Phyllamphion gundlachi
Copper Lobster
Also known as: Copper Furry Lobster Caribbean Furry Lobster
Category: Spiny Lobsters
Scientific Name: Phyllamphion gundlachi
Synonyms: Palinurellus gundlachi
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Achelata (Infraorder)
        └Palinuridae (Family) Spiny Lobsters
         └Phyllamphion (Genus)
          └P. gundlachi (Species)
WoRMS ID: 1611044🔗
iNaturalist ID: 1433586🔗

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