Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Red-Ridged Clinging Crab
Mithraculus forceps
Red-Ridged Clinging Crab
Also known as: Yellow Coral Crab
Category: Spider Crabs
Scientific Name: Mithraculus forceps
Synonyms: Mithrax forceps
Size: 0.5 to 1 in. (1 to 2.5 cm)  
Depth: 10-45 ft. (3-15 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America
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
        └Majoidea (Superfamily)
         └Mithracidae (Family) Spider Crabs
          └Mithraculus (Genus)
           └M. forceps (Species)
WoRMS ID: 421988🔗
iNaturalist ID: 296004🔗

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