Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Gaudy Clown Crab
Platypodiella spectabilis
Gaudy Clown Crab
Category: Mud Crabs
Scientific Name: Platypodiella spectabilis
Size: Up to 0.75 in. (2 cm)  
Distribution: Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean
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)
       └Brachyura (Infraorder) True Crabs
        └Xanthoidea (Superfamily)
         └Xanthidae (Family) Mud Crabs
          └Platypodiella (Genus)
           └P. spectabilis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 422143🔗
iNaturalist ID: 295344🔗

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